What role do politics and business play in the Olympics? | Inside Story

The Summer Olympics -- the world's biggest sporting event -- opens in Paris next week. Russia is banned for its war in Ukraine, but not Israel for its war on Gaza. How big a role do politics and business play in the Games? And can the cost be justified? Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Philip Barker -- Editor of the 'Journal of Olympic History', writer on sport and the Olympic movement for four decades Elaine Cobbe -- Veteran journalist and board member of Reporters Without Borders David Goldblatt -- Sports writer, broadcaster and journalist; author of 'The Games: A Global History of the Olympics' Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #France #Paris2024 #ParisOlympics #UkraineWar #GazaWar #Russia #Israel #FrancePoliticalDivide #PoliticsInTheOlympics