At the Tokyo Olympics, Japan has more or less dominated the competition in a martial art that originated in Japan -- judo. But it turns out, it was actually an American who is responsible for judo becoming an Olympic sport in the first place. The Athletic's Daniel Brown recently sat down with the now 101-year-old Californian, Yoshihiro "Yosh" Uchida, to talk ... Show More
Mar 2021
Dennis J. Frost, "More Than Medals: A History of the Paralympics and Disability Sports in Postwar Japan" (Cornell UP, 2021)
Dennis Frost’s More than Medals: A History of the Paralympics and Disability Sports in Postwar Japan is a history of disability sports in modern Japan. The 1964, 1998, and upcoming Paralympics are important case studies, but Frost’s interests go far beyond this pinnacle of intern ... Show More
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Aug 2021
Cut The Clutter: Neeraj Chopra makes us talk on what’s javelin, who’s an athlete & why an athletics gold is so unique
Neeraj Chopra’s historic golden Olympic debut brings India its first Olympic Track and field medal, promises resurgence of India’s focus on the parent of sports, athletics. In episode 807 of CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains the evolving craft of Javelin throw and talks about ... Show More
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Feb 2021
14: Terin Humphrey Olympic Gymnast
I’m thrilled to interview Terin Humphrey, 2x gymnastics Olympic Silver Medalist in the 2004 Athens Greece Olympics, World Champion, 11x All American, 2x NCAA Individual bar champion, and 2x Hall of Fame Inductee. We chat about her experiences competing gymnastics at an elite leve ... Show More
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Jul 2021
The Fight for the First U.S. Olympics | Let the Games Begin | 2
<p>In 1904, St. Louis was thrust into the national spotlight, as it played host to both the World’s Fair and America’s first Olympic Games. After a bitter fight over which American city would host, Olympic founder Pierre De Coubertin had disavowed the St. Louis games entirely, pa ... Show More
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