
Summer Olympics Aug 9, 2021
How we saw it: The Athletes’ Olympics
by Dan Orlowitz
Minus fans and fanfare, Olympians could focus not only on themselves but also their fellow athletes.
How we saw it: The Athletes’ Olympics
Minus fans and fanfare, Olympians could focus not only on themselves but also their fellow athletes.
How we saw it: The Mental Health Olympics
Mental health awareness in sports did not begin at these Olympics, but they provided the platform for it to explode into public consciousness like never before.
How we saw it: The Japanese Women's Olympics
Japan collected 58 medals, its most at a Summer Olympics, and more than half of the honors involved female athletes.
How we saw it: The Silent Olympics
As brilliant as the competition was, without spectators to share in the spectacle, the Tokyo Olympics lost their soul.