This story examines the complex international competition to host the 2008 Summer Olympics: the political, economic, and diplomatic considerations in particular that led to the IOC granting the Games to China, and the implications and ramifications for the city that won Beijing and the Canadian city that lostєoronto. To some the decision was a disgrace given Chinas record of human rights; to others it represents an insurance policy on human rights. Sport, money, politics, and history are all fundamental to the story.
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