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Part One: How Avery Brundage Gave Hitler an Olympics

Behind the Bastards

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The Dark Side of the Olympics

Exploring how the intense focus on winning in the Olympics can lead to mistreatment and abuse of athletes, mirroring uncomfortable similarities to race wars, and the flawed notion that the games could promote peace. The chapter also delves into the controversial stance on politics in sports and the complexities of navigating political ideologies within the Olympic Games.

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