The Olympic Games as a Weak Excuse

The Olympic Games as a Weak Excuse

by | Sep 23, 2021 | Audience, Community, COVID19, Culture, Events, Place, Power, Research profile, Sport, Uncategorised

The Aim of my research as a PhD student over the last two and half years has been to examine how the Japanese and Tokyo governments, through sports diplomacy, will use the Olympic Games as a soft power tool. The phrase ‘the Olympic Games as a Weak excuse’ stems from the data collection and coding process of my research to examine the effectiveness of Japans soft power strategy in using the Olympic Games as a soft power tool. The organisation of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has been an incubator of narratives, an Olympic Games like no other. This is because of the Emergence of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) that led to a global pandemic, resulting in the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. (more…)

Sport Diplomacy & the Pandemic of Racism: Addressing Issues on Athletic Activism & Protest

Sport Diplomacy & the Pandemic of Racism: Addressing Issues on Athletic Activism & Protest

by | Aug 6, 2020 | Events, Power, Sport, Uncategorised

COVID-19 has hugely affected – and is still affecting – lives across the world. Isolation, economic shutdown and contact tracing have impacted our psychology, our daily routines and social activities. Among many effects, the potential threat to people’s mental health, including of those whose jobs has been lost as a result of the pandemic has been widely discussed. (more…)