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62 Tokyo Olympics Opening Special: The Once Golden Dream, Now a Muddy Curse

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Eye on East Asia
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Topics for this episode: Japan once viewed the 1940 Olympics as a symbol of revival The ritual sense of the modern Olympics was influenced by fascism The presence of Chinese people at the 1936 Berlin Olympics The "Witches of the East" and the corporate-sponsored system of post-war Japanese sports The pressure on the Japanese women's volleyball team to win gold at the 1964 Olympics

Original Chinese title & description

62 东京奥运开幕特番:曾经金黄色的梦 如今泥淖般的蛊

本期话题: 日本曾视1940年奥运为复兴标志 现代奥运的仪式感竟有法西斯的影响 1936年柏林奥运上的中国人身影 东洋魔女和战后日本体育的企办体制 1964年奥运和日本女排的夺金压力

Participation credit “聊天的人”:沙青青,上海图书馆历史文献中心副主任(豆瓣ID:BBpanda)。
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