Olympic Games Controversies
A DigitalNZ Story by National Library of New Zealand Topics
The Olympic Games have not been without controversy, including boycotts, doping and political incidences.
The Montreal Olympics boycott
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Photograph of Jesse Owens competing in the long jump at the Berlin Olympics
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Berlin 1936 Moscow 1980
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1980 Moscow Olympics boycott
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Berlin Olympics, 1936
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Valerie Adams to get gold, Ostapchuk fails test
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The Olympics have always been a platform for protest
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Olympics and doping
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Olympics: A survey of banned substances
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Olympic scandals
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Tommie Smith & John Carlos to be inducted into hall of fame
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Fight Against Doping
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Raised-fist Olympians to meet Obama
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