Boos, Rivalries and Records: Inside the 2026 Olympics

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<p>In this episode of “The Sunday Daily,” the host Rachel Abrams is joined by her New York Times colleagues Motoko Rich, Shawna Richer and Juliet Macur, who are all covering this year’s Olympic Games. They discuss how the geopolitical climate may or may not be influencing the competition, and talk about some of the extraordinary athletes who are pushing the limits of physical achievements.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/motoko-rich" target="_blank"><strong>Motoko Rich</strong></a><strong> </strong>is the Rome bureau chief for The New York Times.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/juliet-macur" target="_blank"><strong>Juliet Macur</strong></a> is a national reporter covering sports for The New York Times.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/shawna-richer" target="_blank"><strong>Shawna Richer</strong></a> is an editor at The New York Times, working on coverage of sports in America.</p><p>Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Images: Sarah Stier/Getty Images</p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>