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Fashion startups taking on big brands at the Paris Olympics

by Megan Lawton
Jul 25, 2024
The Olympics is big business for brands — and this year, it's not just giants like Adidas and Nike whose uniforms will be worn by competitors.
Above, Dutch skateboarder Roos Zwetsloot competes during the Skateboarding Women's Street Preliminaries in June wearing a Cariuma shirt. The sustainable Brazilian brand designed the uniform for the Netherlands' skateboarding teams.
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The '24 Olympics could have been in Boston. Did the city miss an opportunity or dodge a bullet?

by Henry Epp
Jun 5, 2024
The same disputes from the Olympic bidding process still rage.
Boston proposed building an Olympic stadium near its downtown in a failed bid for the 2024 Olympics.
Courtesy Boston 2024
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For many Olympians and Paralympians, the path to Paris is self-funded

by Henry Epp
May 23, 2024
It's up to many athletes to pay for the bulk of training, coaching, travel, equipment and other expenses on the road to Paris.
Ben Washburne and his Paralympic teammates practice on the Charles River in Boston. Washburne juggles training with a full-time job.
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Can Los Angeles repeat its past Olympic success?

by David Brancaccio and Jarrett Dang
Nov 28, 2022
Mayor Eric Garcetti says the city's existing infrastructure and innovative approach will allow the 2028 Games to mirror the financial victories of 1984.
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti (right) with Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and IOC leader Thomas Bach in 2017. Garcetti says LA's existing infrastructure will help it reduce costs and deliver a surplus during the 2028 Games.
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How expensive is it to host the World Cup or Olympics?

by David Brancaccio and Jarrett Dang
Nov 3, 2022
The upcoming soccer World Cup in Qatar is unlikely to recoup its economic costs and might be costly to the country's image too.
For most cities, hosting large, global events is a pricey endeavor with questionable economic benefits. Qatar is unlikely to recoup its costs for the upcoming soccer World Cup, according to professor Victor Matheson.
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How lucrative is ice skating?

by Janet Nguyen
Feb 18, 2022
For top skaters, endorsement deals can be worth millions.
Nathan Chen earned at least $1 million from his sponsors in the year leading up to the Beijing Games, according to Forbes.
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Living in a bubble: China’s zero-COVID policy

by Jennifer Pak
Feb 7, 2022
The Beijing Olympics are said to be the biggest closed-loop bubble experiment ever. China has had practice with its zero-COVID policy.
Health workers wear protective suits at a Beijing coronavirus testing center on Jan. 25. China has had a strict no-COVID policy throughout the pandemic.
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Corporate sponsors quiet as Beijing Olympics get underway

by Samantha Fields
Feb 7, 2022
U.S. officials are boycotting the Games over accusations of human rights abuses in China, and companies have been pressured to pull out or speak up.
Fireworks form the Olympic rings over Beijing's National Stadium on Friday. Human rights advocates have pressured advertisers to cancel sponsorships because of accusations of abuses.
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Beijing Olympics will not bring windfall

by Samantha Fields
Feb 4, 2022
The winter games will be a net loss for China — at least economically.
COVID-19 means Chinas is missing out on hundreds of millions of dollars from ticket sales. Above, medical staff wear personal protective clothing work at an Olympic Stadium on Feb. 3.
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Elaine Thompson-Herah's temporary Instagram suspension could cost her followers

by Amanda Peacher
Aug 5, 2021
Olympians, including Thompson-Herah, are sidestepping the rules by sharing behind-the-scenes content and more personal videos.
Gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah was temporarily suspended from Instagram for violating the IOC's exclusive broadcast rights.
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