It’s not just volleyball that enforces a sexist dress code. Women’s clothing is still policed up and down the country
When will we teach girls that the sensitivities of men are not more important than their own?
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Tokyo 2020: The Covid Olympics
The New Statesman's coverage of the world's first pandemic Games since 1920.
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The chaos of the Tokyo Games shows what the Olympics is really about – money
If the International Olympic Committee had cancelled the Games, they would have had to refund roughly £2.9bn to broadcasters.
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Tokyo 2020: How Covid-19 could still disrupt the Olympic Games
The Olympics were supposed to symbolise Japan’s recovery from crisis but they now represent the pandemic’s continuing grip.
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