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Olympic Games Should Rotate From City to City

Olympic Games Should Rotate From City to City
The Townley Discobolus is displayed in The British Museum's "Winning at the ancient Games" victory trail in London, England, on June 1, 2012. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
David Kilgour
David Kilgour
Human Right Advocate and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee
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This week and last in Rio de Janeiro, more than 11,000 athletes from 206 countries are participating in the Summer Olympics—306 events in 28 sports. At press time, the United States leads with 26 gold medals, but Usain Bolt of Jamaica probably eclipsed everyone with his 100-meter win over the weekend.

Last March, the International Olympic Committee announced the Refugee Olympic Athletes initiative, created to act as a symbol of hope and to bring global attention to the magnitude of the refugee crisis.

Jamaica's Usain Bolt looks to Canada's Andre De Grasse after crossing the line during a men's 100-meter semifinal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 14. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Jamaica's Usain Bolt looks to Canada's Andre De Grasse after crossing the line during a men's 100-meter semifinal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 14. AP Photo/Matt Slocum
David Kilgour
David Kilgour
Human Right Advocate and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee
David Kilgour, J.D., former Canadian Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific, senior member of the Canadian Parliament and nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work related to the investigation of forced organ harvesting crimes against Falun Gong practitioners in China, He was a Crowne Prosecutor and longtime expert commentator of the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong and human rights issues in Africa. He co-authored Bloody Harvest: Killed for Their Organs and La Mission au Rwanda.
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