World

Medal-counting championships

Name: Medal-counting championships
Uploaded: 2012-08-02T12:06:52.032Z
Duration: 5 min 32 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: Matthew Engel on the Olympic spirit versus national pride

Matthew Engel, FT columnist, and Seb Morton-Clark discuss the friction between Olympic values and nations preoccupied with how many medals are brought home.

August 2, 2012

Filmed by Steve Ager. Produced by Veronica Kan-Dapaah and Seb Morton-Clark. Pictures: Charlie Bibby, Reuters.