Rally Decline: Environmental Impact & Safety Concerns

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Long seen as the holy grail of motorsport, the Dakar rally no longer has the aura it once had. If the “Paris-Dakar”, now “Dakar rally”, remains associated with extreme adventure and human and mechanical exploits in the desert, its 48th edition, which opens this Saturday January 3 in Saudi Arabia, now seems to take place in relative indifference. Created in 1978 by Thierry Sabine, the race today struggles to generate the enthusiasm of yesteryear.

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Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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