What’s different this time is the attention being drawn by the gay athletes. Gay athletes, competing in record numbers, were not impressed. As the most beautiful setting for a city in the world, Rio was always going to look spectacular in wide-shot. Photograph: Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images“They make this look so easy,” said Matt Baker as the men’s gymnastics team went through their miraculous routines on Monday. More than any recent Games, Rio reveals the Olympics for what they are: a titanic game of chicken with the human spirit.

Source: The Guardian August 13, 2016 22:52 UTC