Off the field questions still linger as the draw gets made in London.
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Those Loony Olympic Mascots
London’s eerie choices for the 2012 games prompt questions about what makes a successful mascot. From the cute and cuddly to the creepy, absurd, and ethically questionable, a visual survey of past Olympic mascots.
Olympic Tattoos
TIME takes a look at some tattoos among the highly decorated competitors out in Beijing
A Long History of Olympic Politics
Since the world’s nations started to come together in 1896 to compete, politics have rarely stayed out of the Olympic arena
