Too often, the athletes sell their spaghetti to pay rent. The IOC says it is trying to help impoverished nations such as Peru. To Lesotho, in southern Africa, where a coach trains his boxers in a bare room because he cannot afford a ring. This is where you find the true struggle, in the shadow of the glittering Games. Chance A Peruvian judo hopeful takes a break in a dilapidated bathroom.
Most countries struggle to provide equipment for their athletes.