GZERO World looks at the history of protests at the Olympic Games with the IOC’s Dick Pound. Subscribe to GZERO on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2TxCVnY With COVID rates increasing globally, this year’s Olympics faced major obstacles. But the pandemic is only part of the picture. The Tokyo Games took place against a backdrop of growing global tension around gender equality, racism and human rights, forcing many to question the place of politics on the field of game and on the podium. On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer looks back on the long history of protests at the Games with Dick Pound, the longest-serving member of the International Olympic Committee and himself a former Olympic athlete. Plus: The United States women’s national soccer team is the most decorated team in the sport, but are they paid as much as their male counterparts? A look at what equal pay for equal play means. Subscribe to GZERO’s free global politics newsletter, Signal: http://bit.ly/gzerosignal Subscribe to the GZERO podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gzero-world- with-ian-bremmer /id1294461271 Like GZERO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gzeromedia/ Follow GZERO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gzeromedia Follow GZERO on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin .com/company/ 18385722/ GZERO Media is a multimedia publisher providing news, insights and commentary on the events shaping our world. Our properties include GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, our Signal newsletter, Puppet Regime, the GZERO World podcast, In 60 Seconds and GZEROMedia.com #GZEROWorld #PoliticsInSports #TokyoOlympics
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