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Sunday 2 September 2012

From 1896 To 1932

in the Modern Olympiad atheletes
erratically did their best without
government support. The sacrifices
towards excellence that were made
were made by well meaning
self-financing amateur athletes
standing in for their countries.

That spirit went out like a light
in 1936 with the invention
of the Olympic torch, which
with every subsequent Olympiad
symbolised earnest nation states
'pursuing excellence' through
hyper-efficient sporting elites,
and bureaucrats ticking boxes.




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