Swedish tennis protest
Terror in Lahore. Silence in Sweden. Athletes caught in the middle Full Story »
Posted by Beth TuckerTerror in Lahore. Silence in Sweden. Athletes caught in the middle Full Story »
Posted by Beth TuckerThis piece, while full of information about the intersection of international politics and sports, isn't entirely coherent. A deeper comparison of the treatment of Israeli athletes vs. South African athletes would have been more instructive. The Pakistan attacked seems to have been included simply to balance the article from being all about Israel.
Sports is hardly the only arena — think writers and cartoonists — in which authorities have been intimidated by those whose protests are the loudest and whose threats ... More »