After London 2012, Will Sponsors and Media Finally Embrace the Paralympics?
Long regarded as secondary to the Olympic Games, the Paralympics have reached new levels of esteem at London 2012.
Megan Gibson
Megan Gibson is a writer and reporter for TIME, currently based in London. Born and raised in western Canada, she spent time living in Australia and South Africa before heading to New York to study at Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism. She's been with TIME since 2010, chiefly covering arts, culture and society.
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When Canada’s Christine Sinclair scored the first goal of the game in the first half against not only Canada’s biggest rivals, but also the best team in women’s soccer, I suddenly found myself caring about the sport.
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Eloise Taylor arrived at London’s Olympic Park on August 2 dressed for the games. With a Union Jack flag tied round her neck like a cape and a Union Jack handkerchief knotted around her chin-length hair, the seven-year-old …
The Un-Olympic Spirit: Eight Badminton Players Disqualified After Attempting to Throw Their Matches
The Badminton World Federation has ruled to disqualify four women’s doubles teams amid accusations of manipulating the tournament.
Olympic Hurdle: U.K. Border Staff Plan to Strike the Eve Before the Olympics
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Good Sports, Bad Sports
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