Sports Olympics Olympic scandals and controversies. By NewsdayFebruary 21, 2018. ... Adolf Hitler wanted to use the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin to promote the "superiority of the Aryan race." ...

Ahead of the 2024 Olympics, look back at some of the biggest past sports scandals, including the attack on Nancy Kerrigan and ...

When we think of the Olympics we believe it is the epitome of healthy competition, where the best participants win to make their countries proud. But this belief has been marred by instances of ...

Olympic athletes throughout history have not been immune to controversy and scandals. In 2000, China's bronze medal was revoked after it emerged that a gymnast was only 14.

Olympic scandals are nothing new. In 2021, for example, despite the fact that Tokyo is currently under a fourth state of emergency, expected to last through August 22, in response to its growing ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has thus far taken a hands-off approach to the controversy. That’s in keeping with IOC stances in past Olympic scandals — and there is no shortage of ...

TOKYO (AP) – From doping to demonstrations to dirty officials, the Olympics have never lacked their share of off-the-field scandals and controversies that keep the Games in the headlines long… ...

The Olympic Games offer competitors the chance to bathe in national glory and international acclaim. The victors — indeed, all the athletes who aspire to victory — are celebrated in the ...

Over the decades, the Olympic Games have seen quite a number of controversies, especially as each one comes with its own set of politics. The Paris Games in 2024 are no different, and while some ...

From Nancy Kerrigan's 1994 attack to Ryan Lochte's Rio de Janeiro robbery scandal in 2016, relive the wildest sports scandals in Olympics history ahead of the Tokyo Games.