The 2016 Summer Olympics kicked off Friday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, bringing more than 11,000 of the world’s best athletes to the South American city. As these Olympians vie for the podium—including one USC Master of...
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A Gold Medal for Diplomacy
Aug 12, 2016
As we close the first week of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, headlines in this PD News roundup unpack the role of sports diplomacy on the global stage. Athletes from North Korea and South Korea snapped a selfie that went viral for “embracing the Olympic goals of building peace and understanding,” while LGBT Olympians are building awareness of LGBT rights by “publicly discussing their sexuality” and spotlighting global issues of discrimination and violence. Other headlines looked at nation-branding, gender equality and social justice.
- Judo As a Sport for Social Justice—Fair Observer
- LGBT History Will Be Made at the Rio Olympics, Starting with the First Same-Sex Married Couple to Compete in the Games—Quartz
- The Mirror at the Olympics—The Hindu
- Olympic Spirit Captured in North and South Korean Selfie—VOA News
- Women at the Olympics: Saudi Arabia’s Image Paradox—CPD Blog
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