Atlanta 1996
The choice of Atlanta had originally caused quite a stir.
At Barcelona in 1992 the Olympics profitted from the end of the Cold War.
Johnson's 100m dash came to a naught as he tested positive for a drug.
In response to the 1980 boycotts the Soviet Union responded in kind at LA.
Olympics fell prey to politics when the Games were held in Moscow.
Twenty-two African delegations pulled out in protest at New Zealand's rugby tour of South Africa.
Palestinian guerillas kidnapped and murdered 11 members of the Israeli delegation.
Peter Snell pulled off the rare feat of taking the 800m and 1500m crowns.
Soviet Union won 15 of a possible 16 medals in gymnastics.
The Games were the scene of the most violently contested face-off in Olympic history.
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