Olympic power-plays

Matthew Engel, FT columnist, tells Seb Morton-Clark why he feels the London Olympics prove his theory that there is a correlation between domination at the games and countries' aspirations on the world stage.

Related article: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b2f4eee8-e17f-11e1-92f5-00144feab49a.html

For more in depth FT coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games in London go to: http://www.ft.com/intl/london-2012-olympics