A look at the history of the Olympic games, the challenges facing athletes, and COVID-19 in Tokyo

A look at the history of the Olympic games, the challenges facing athletes, and COVID-19 in Tokyo
A look at the history of the Olympic games, the challenges facing athletes, and COVID-19 in Tokyo

Author of ‘The Games: A Global History of the Olympics’, David Goldblatt, joined Yahoo Finance’s A Time for Change to discuss why the International Olympic Committee needs to chart a new course, if the return on investment for Olympic host cities is worth the effort, and what the future holds for the Games.

As one of the three women on the U.S. Olympic Heptathlon team member Annie Kunz will take part in the physically and emotionally challenging event in Tokyo. She sat down with Yahoo Finance’s Sibile Marcellus to discuss her journey to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics through the pandemic, the challenges of her training, and what she hopes to achieve in her career in the coming years.