Five Ring Circus - S1E9 - Are the Olympic Games worth it?

Between the Olympic Games and Paralympics Sara Gross & Kelly O'Mara pause to reflect on what just happened in Rio. The human cost of mega sporting events vs. the tangible, intangible and often hypothetic “good” of the Olympic Games.  How did the refugee team do? At the end of the day, You can’t measure a change in attitude. On U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte - if he had said “extorted” instead of “robbed” this might never have been an issue. Kelly added “vocabulary is not his strong point.” Visit us at www.wispsports.com and join us on social media @WiSP Sports.

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