Usain Bolt and the Holy Redeemer

The bigger picture at the Rio Olympics:

• Usain Bolt: Lead Actor in a Morality Play
• The Trials of Gabby Douglas: Fighting Faux Patriotism with the Better Nature of Our Angels
• The Olympian Rise of Japanese Halfs: Aska Cambridge and Mashu Baker Redefining What It Means to be Japanese
• Dr. Katsuya Takasu: To the Rescue of the Nigerian Soccer Team at the Rio Olympics
• The Players in this Russian Tragedy: The Victim, The Hero, The Reluctant Sheriff and the Hopeful
• Japan’s Judo Revival: Men’s Coach Kosei Inoue Leads Japanese Judoka to Prominence in Rio