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Simon Denyer

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Wildlife conservationist. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. Author of Rogue Elephant: Harnessing the Power of India's Unruly Democracy. Pompey fan.

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Tokyo Olympics to cost $15 billion or more. The bill goes to Japanese taxpayers who couldn’t attend.

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By Michelle Ye Hee Lee Verified, Simon Denyer
| The Washington Post Verified
TOKYO — A day after the Tokyo Olympics concluded, social media posts in Japan showed photos and videos of a man believed to be the International Olympic Committee’s president, Thomas Bach, strolling through Ginza, a popular shopping district of Tokyo. Those posts went viral. And not as kudos for helping finally pull off the Tokyo Games. Instead, many in Japan view Bachas complicit in pushingJapan to host the Games despite the public health risks and the financial toll on taxpayers.
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Olympic magic cut through the pandemic gloom, but the Tokyo Games’ legacy is complex

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By Simon Denyer
| The Washington Post Verified
TOKYO — The flame that burned throughout one of history’s most controversial Games was extinguished Sunday as Japan brought the curtain down on the Tokyo Olympics with closing ceremonies that were as unusual as the event itself. Most of the athletes weren’t even present; they were sent home within 48 hours of competing as part of the strict rules meant to contain the pandemic.
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British diver Tom Daley says sport has ‘a lot further to go’ on LGBTQ acceptance

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By Simon Denyer
| The Washington Post Verified
TOKYO — British diver Tom Daley says he is proud to be able to inspire other people as openly gay athlete, but he is quick to add that global sport still has a long way to go to achieve acceptance and embrace diversity. The International Olympic Committee says at least 163 openly LGBTQ athletes are competing at the Games, and Daley said there had been progress since he first competed at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 at the age of just 14.
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