Aug 26 2024 38 mins 10
The Olympic Games wrapped up earlier this month in Paris. We had both personal connections at the Games, as well as a fan interest. On this week's GAINcast we break down our insights from watching the Games.
For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: https://www.hmmrmedia.com/2024/08/gaincast-episode-284-olympic-debrief/
The following links were also referenced in the podcast or provide some additional reading material on the topic:
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- For more Olympic track and field coverage, check out our latest HMMR Podcast 319 where we look at the throwing events in Paris, as well as our global throwing trend analysis
- Some media resources that we referenced in this episode: The U.S. Wasn’t the Most Successful Country at the Olympics in the New York Times and The Rodchenkov Affair: How I Brought Down Russia’s Secret Doping Empire. More about doping history in Germany from the BBC as well.
- Past GAIN episodes have also look at Olympic performance. Check out our post-Tokyo analysis on Episode 222.
- GAIN Swimming just took place last weekend. More information is available on their webpage. You can also follow them on Instagram (@gain_swimming).
