The first Olympic Games to be hosted by the United States is memorable for pretty much all the wrong reasons. It’s a story rife with American backstabbing, the first case of an athlete using a performance-enhancing substance, and displays of blatant racism. It’s a bit of a miracle that the Olympic movement survived this debacle. Find out why the third Olympiad nearly proved to be the nail in the coffin for the fledgling Olympic Games.
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