»ICE thugs in the streets, Mafia meddling, and billions in waste—seems like the Games are off to a great start. […] This is the first Olympics staged after a batch of much-ballyhooed ›Olympic Agenda‹ reforms carried out by the International Olympic Committee that were first approved back in 2014. Former IOC president Thomas Bach noted, ›Milano Cortina 2026 will be the first…to fully benefit from our Olympic Agenda reforms from start to finish.‹
But how different are these Olympics, really? In the 21st century, the Games are beset by ingrained problems such as overspending, corruption, intensified policing, and greenwashing. Despite cosmetic Olympic reforms, the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics show us that these problems have largely remained unaddressed.[…]«
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