92: The long road to the Tokyo Olympics - Part 2

<div>In Part 2 of this two-part look at the long and tumultuous road to the Olympics, we discuss heat, corruption and the endless run of scandals that followed when the COVID-19 pandemic forced a one-year postponement of the Games. <br> <br> <strong>Read/see more: </strong> </div> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/05/olympics/summer-olympics/road-to-tokyo-olympics-covid19/">Twists and turns: Retracing Tokyo’s tumultuous path to the Olympics</a> (Alex K.T. Martin, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/07/12/national/tokyo-olympics-heat-humidity/">Heat risks add to challenges for Tokyo's pandemic-hit Olympics</a> (Oscar Boyd, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2021/07/22/general/olympic-opening-ceremony-that-wasnt/">The Olympic opening ceremony that wasn’t</a> (Patrick St. Michel, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/podcast/yoshiro-mori-olympics-scandal/">The sexism scandal engulfing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics</a> (Deep Dive)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/07/20/national/keigo-oyamada-olympics-resignation/">Keigo Oyamada quits Olympic opening ceremony role over past bullying</a> (The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/07/22/national/olympic-ceremony-kentaro-kobayashi-quits/">Director of Olympics opening ceremony ousted over past comments on Holocaust</a> (The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/07/20/business/corporate-business/olympics-no-show/">More companies pull out of Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony</a> (The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/summer-olympics/">The Japan Times' coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics</a> (The Japan Times)<br> <br> </li> </ul> <div> <strong>On this episode:<br> </strong>Patrick St. Michel: <a href="https://twitter.com/mbmelodies">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/patrick-st-michel/">Articles</a><br> O