Something unOlympic, unathletic this way comes...no, it’s the times

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The Olympic Cauldron is pictured lit with the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, at the Olympic Stadium, in Tokyo, on July 23, 2021. PHOTO |  DYLAN MARTINEZ |  POOL |  AFP

What you need to know:

  • Tokyo Olympics started this past week after a year of delay.
  • For the longest time the Olympics were unapologetic about the elitism of the whole endeavour.