Talk:Politics in the Olympics

Question
According to the neutral standing of wikipedia, shouldn't it be included that the Olympics also are used to promote democracy (and human rights) around the world, especially now for Beijing 2008? Spackis 15:44, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

About the 1936 olympics, Hitler almost certainly did not expect "Aryans" to win everything. This is a popular myth. In fact, Hitler regarded e.g. negroes as more "primitive", thus having an "advantage" in certain sports. He therefore wanted them banned from the Olympics. Having said that, many focus on Jesse Owens, while still neglecting the fact that German athletes were totally dominant in the 1936 Olympics. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.239.111.164 (talk) 18:13, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

"Solely in retaliation of the 1980 boycott, the USSR, East Germany, Cuba and 14 other countries boycotted the Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics." I don't think this statement is true, nor do you provide any evidence to support it. Blakdogg (talk) 19:27, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

I like the part where it's said that Montreal were the "last public funded games", given that the following games were Moscow 1980, which I believe were funded by the private sector, right? -- blah —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.100.104.17 (talk) 17:06, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

This whole article is poorly written and organized. We kinda need to rewrite everything.--68.56.17.70 (talk) 17:49, 20 August 2008 (UTC)


 * So by all means, be bold!! Prince of Canadat 17:55, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Proposed merger
I support the proposed merger. A natural fit. bd2412 T 15:11, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Indeed. → ROUX   ₪  15:17, 16 September 2009 (UTC)