Medal-counting championships

Financial Times
Financial Times
  • 5 years ago
Matthew Engel, FT columnist, and Seb Morton-Clark discuss the friction between Olympic values and nations preoccupied with how many medals are brought home.

For more in depth FT coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games in London go to: http://www.ft.com/intl/london-2012-olympics

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