Ms. Carreon-John noted that more than a third of the U.S. track and field women’s roster is made up of Nike athletes. “Individual situations of a handful of athletes are […]
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Back to news homeChina’s Olympic Goal: The Most Golds, at Any Cost
TOKYO — Six days a week since she was 12 years old, with only a few days of time away each year, Hou Zhihui has been driven by one mission: […]
Zhang Yufei Wins 200 Butterfly and Sets an Olympic Record
Zhang Yufei of China established an Olympic record and won the gold medal in the women’s 200-meter butterfly, ahead of the Americans Regan Smith and Hali Flickinger.Flickinger is 27, which […]
Your Thursday Briefing
Good morning. We’re covering catastrophic floods in China, a shift by governments to a new pandemic normal and protests over water shortages in Iran.Floods trap train passengers in ChinaAt least […]
Skipping the Olympics Is ‘Not an Option’ for Many Advertisers
The Olympics have long been an almost ideal forum for companies looking to promote themselves, with plenty of opportunities for brands to nestle ads among the pageantry and feel-good stories […]
Dentsu: The Invisible Advertising Giant Behind the Tokyo Games
TOKYO — It’s not an official sponsor of the Olympics. It will remain invisible to the millions of viewers who begin tuning in this week. But without it, the Tokyo […]
Olympic Pin Trading Is Another Casualty of Covid This Year
A few years ago, Bud Kling had three rooms added to his house in the Pacific Palisades in California. The builders used extra concrete along with a reinforcing metal beam […]
The Week in Business: Biden Gets Down to Business
All eyes are on President Biden right now. Here’s how his new policies will affect companies and households struggling to weather the pandemic economy — plus more of the week’s […]