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The Olympic Games and Politics
Since Adolf Hitler hijacked the Berlin Games to showcase Nazi propaganda, the Olympics have been used to make political ...
The Olympic Games and Violence
The 1972 Games in Munich became synonymous with terror after Palestinian gunmen raided the Olympic Village and murdered ...
The Olympic Flame
The Olympic flame - part of the ancient Games - was not introduced to the modern Games until 1928, with the first torch ...
Guide to Olympic Tennis and Table Tennis
Table tennis has become the world's largest participation sport, and tennis is a big draw at the Olympic Games now that ...
1896 Athens Olympics
Crowds of 60,000 filled the Olympic stadium to see the first champions of the modern Games crowned and, although the ...
Greatest British Jumpers
Long jumpers Mary Rand and Lynn Davies completed a memorable double for Britain at the Tokyo Olympics, and 36 years later ...
Greatest British Olympic Male Middle Distance Runners
One of the greatest rivalries in sport made the clashes between Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett at the Moscow Games among ...
Greatest Olympic Controversies
South African Zola Budd was controversially granted UK citizenship in time to compete for Britain at the 1984 Games, and ...
Greatest British Olympic Sprinters
Allan Wells ended Britain's 56-year wait for an Olympic 100m title in Moscow, but Linford Christie's positive drugs test ...
Greatest British Olympic Hurdlers
David Hemery smashed the world record to win the 400m hurdles at the Mexico City Olympics, and Sally Gunnell struck gold ...
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