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I thought the American media especially was condescending and racist towards Brazil and they were the shittiest and most ungracious guests towards a host country.
 

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Oh. I kept hearing that several athletes and attendees were coming down with COVID at both the Tokyo and China Olympics.
 

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A star American sprinter had to drop out at one point because he came down with a severe case of COVID at one of them.
 

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A star American sprinter had to drop out at one point because he came down with a severe case of COVID
 

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"The anticipated problem of infections in the Rio Olympic Games did not materialise, as the proportion of athletes with infectious diseases mirrored that of recent Olympic Games (3%). "
 

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Contrasts this with 2022 China Olympiad: Seventeen percent of the illnesses and injuries affected the oral structures, 15.4% affected the gastrointestinal system, and 10.5% affected the respiratory system.
 

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But China is a rising power with lots of American/foreign investment, so they don't come down nearly as hard on them vs Brazil.