Usain Bolt stops interview for American national anthem

Here’s a fun, patriotic story for your Thursday morning: Shortly after winning his 100 meter semi-final race at the Olympics earlier this week, the Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt–widely touted as the fastest sprinter in history–stopped an interview with a TV reporter in order to pay respect to the U.S. national anthem.

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Olympic citizenship

With the Olympic Games now in full swing, The New York Times has posed a great question about the role of citizenship and the Olympics: “Are we allowing too many athletes to game the citizenship requirement in order to play in the Olympics?”

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