Winter Olympics: one day the worm will turn against these gods of sport | Simon Jenkins

After Vladimir Putin, how many more leaders will risk their nation's security and economy for an IOC mega-event? An army of 30,000 is deployed. A further 40,000 police and internal security troops lie in reserve. Missile launchers and tracking devices are commissioned. Air and naval units stand ready. On Tuesday this entire force was put on "combat alert" for a month.

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