The Rio Olympics Will Be a Failure—But Not for the Reasons You Think

The Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games were supposed to be a celebration of Brazil and of all South America, the first Olympics held on the continent and one of few ever held in the [f500link]Southern[/f500link] hemisphere. Here was a moment that seemed consistent with the original vision of the Olympic Games as a friendly international competition, of nations who might be rivals but were not enemies, of a world that could come together to celebrate athletic excellence and comity.