Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) smiles as he walks past ice hockey star Alexander Ovechkin (third from left) during a hockey legends team match against students in Sochi on Sept. 1, ...
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — A giant portrait of Benito Mussolini hovered over the “Snow Stadium” — on the exact same ...
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Hitler turned the Olympics into a global advertisement
The 1936 Olympic Games weren’t just about athletics — they were a calculated performance. Hitler used the event to present ...
Since their revival in 1896, the Olympic Games have served as a global stage for international politics, despite the International Olympic Committee’s claims of political neutrality.
BERLIN — Berlin has formally presented its bid to rehost the Olympics in the same stadium where Jesse Owens starred during the 1936 Games under the Nazis. Berlin sports minister Iris Spranger on ...
Gold-medalist Josef Jennewein of Germany, center, silver-medalist Alberto Marcellin of Italy, left, and bronze-medalist Rudolf Cranz of Germany perform a fascist salute on the podium during the 1941 ...
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