Paris Olympics: What has changed in 100 years?

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The Olympics: 100 years since the last Paris Games
BY BORIS STARLING

A century apart, yet strikingly similar. Explore the parallels between the 1920s and 2020s, from Olympic Games in Paris to wealth inequality and societal upheaval. Discover what lessons history might offer for our uncertain future.

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