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At issue
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Vancouver gained important benefits from hosting the Olympics / Brent Toderian -- Boston would benefit economically from hosting the 2024 Olympics / Barry Lawton -- The Olympics hurt host city economies / Ben Gersten -- No one wants to host the 2022 Olympics because of IOC corruption / Dan Wetzel -- We're still lagging behind in the fight against the doping cheats / Rob Draper -- Performance-enhancing drugs should be allowed in the Olympics / Ian Steadman -- The Sochi Olympics limited carbon emissions to protect the environment / Nicoletta Piccolrovazzi -- The Sochi Olympics are an environmental disaster / McKenzie Funk -- Israel should have boycotted Sochi over Russia's anti-gay record / Goel Pinto -- Arguments for boycotting Sochi were unconvincing / Ilya Somin -- The Olympics have always been a venue for political protest / Tracy Smith -- The Olympics is not an effective venue for political protest / Rich Juzwiak -- Sex trafficking is a danger at sporting events like the Olympics / Jeff Sagnip -- Sex trafficking is not a serious problem at the Olympics / Giedre Steikunaite -- The Special Olympics in LA will benefit the city and the athletes / Michelle K. Wolf -- The Special Olympics may foster negative attitudes toward the disabled / The Arc of North Carolina -- Rio will be ready for Olympics in 2016 / Associated Press -- Rio may not be ready for the Olympics in 2016 / Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015026887 |
| ISBN | 9780737773989 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780737773996 (paperback) |
