The summer Olympics games are organized every 4 years and millions of people watch many athletes give it their all to procure a gold medal for their country. The games symbolize and emphasize on the sportsmanship, honesty as their pride. However in the 121 year history of the games, there have been quite a few blips and we have the 7 most controversial moments from the Summer Olympic Games.
1 Founder of modern Olympics
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Pierre De Coubertin is widely regarded as the founder of modern Olympics. He was also known for his highly ethical and sportsmanship behavior all over the world. However, unfortunately, the International Olympics Committee or IOC is rather edgy to talk about his s3xist views.
Coubertin and some of his fellow IOC members were not in view of women participating in the Olympiad. He wrote a letter to the committee in 1912 and said,” In our view, this feminine semi-Olympiad is impractical, uninteresting, ungainly, and, I do not hesitate to add, improper.” Coubertin believed that since ancient Olympics tested the male strength, skill and endurance, women should be invited in the games.
However, Olympics in 1900 saw women playing golf and tennis and finally in 2012, when women participated in boxing, the only remaining all male sport in the games.
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