David Goldblatt

Goldblatt is the author of The Games: A Global History of the Olympics

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People Have Always Hated the Olympics

Protests against Rio's Games aren't the first—nor will they be the last

By David Goldblatt

It Wasn't Always So Expensive to Host the Olympics. Here's What Changed

By one expert's calculations, the cost of hosting the Olympics increased by up to 200,000% between 1896 and 2016

By David Goldblatt
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