Top 20 Most Scandalous Olympic Controversies Ever
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Published 2021-07-25
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All Comments (21)
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Another big controversy was falsely accusing Richard Jewell of the Atlanta bombing. He was actually a hero who saved a lot of lives.
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A big one is the Paralympic 2000 summer games where Spain's winning intellectually disabled basketball team was made up of men with no disabilities
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Tommie Smith and John Carlos were banned by the IOC for their so called Black Power salute in 1968. Peter Norman, who won silver in that race supported their cause and for that support had his whole country of Australia turning against him. He never wavered even though that stopped him representing his country again. Ostracised and denied employment, he stuck by his principles and stood up against injustice right to the end. At his funeral, who helped carry his coffin? Tommie and John. Friends for life.
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"The media couldn't decide who to blame" is a very eye opening quote. Since when does the media decide what is the truth?
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Peter Norman deserved better from Australia. Took until 2006 for him to be recognised as a successful Australian athlete. He's an Aussie legend!
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Let’s never forget that Kurt angle won a gold medal with a BROKEN FREAKING NECK!
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Who's here after Paris Olympics opening Ceremony?
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I thought the 1972 Munich games where two Israelis died and nine were taken hostage would be on this list.
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You forgot the 1904 Olympics where one dude literally hitched a ride during a foot race 😂
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I'm going to say the 2012 badminton scandal was pretty big. 4 sets of doubles deliberately playing to lose. Im biased because I was officiating for the first one and it was shocking
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What they did to Vila Autódromo should never be forgotten. I'm from Rio and it was enraging and painful to see what the people there went through.
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The only pairs figure skating team I care about is Michaels and MacElroy. 🤠
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Really… People are still trying to save face for Lochte? Even after camera recordings and his own admission? Shameful.
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Roy Jones Jr losing gold was so upsetting
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The 2021 Tokyo games have even more scandals not mentioned here. The uniform rules for women in two Olympic Games: beach volleyball and gymnastics were called to attention as a team from each of these events chose to wear more practical clothing for these events but got huge fines because it was against the rules, even though the clothing did not effect performance.
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I know this is the Olympics but the 2000 Paralympic basketball for those with learning difficulties tops the lot. Spain won the gold but it was later found that they had faked documents to get players with no learning difficulties into the team and into other events to win medals to gain more sponsorship.
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A very important event that is left out is the Tlatelolco Massacre
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Those athletes who falsley claimed they been robbed but yet committed the crimes themselves, are truly awful and disgusting truly despicable human beings, they should never be allowed to get an opportunity like the Olympics ever again truly awful.
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For number 11. You didn't mention the fact that they restarted the final three seconds three times form two sections of the court Frist from the. Full Court line , then twice form half court. And only said that the game was over when USA lost. Pure bullshit
