In the fourth episode of the Game Plan Podcast—a podcast exploring the latest and greatest in sports news and sports journalism—Northeastern journalism graduate student Derek Mountain takes a deep dive into all things Olympics.
As the Games in Tokyo are underway, Derek discusses many prevalent stories both in and out of the Olympic stadium. First, Derek discusses the protest of American shot putter, Raven Saunders and the significance of other protests that may take place in Tokyo. Next, after Derek alluded to the potential issues COVID could present in Tokyo in the third episode, we look at how the city of Tokyo has handled COVID during the Olympics. And finally, Derek gives his take on the evolving Simone Biles situation.
