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Sports and national cultures - Sep 22, 2008 | 2:09:36
posted by: Howard Smith
The recent Olympics in Beijing were entertaining from an athletics perspective, especially with the remarkable performances of Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt. However, outside of the sports competition, many people found it fascinating to see how China used the two week event to portray itself to the rest of the world. In a sense, these Olympics were China's international "coming out party." In today's Mondays with Myles, NCAA President Myles Brand discusses the combination of sports and national cultures in the context of the Olympics. As Dr. Brand says in the podcast, China was able to "demonstrate through sports its new standing in the world, and frankly, it did a very good job." Additionally, Dr. Brand talks about the NCAA's model and how he could see it eventually being implemented overseas, including in countries like China. 
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