Olympic Sailor Eya Guezguez Dies In Coaching Accident At 17
The Olympic Games have been used as a platform to promote political ideologies nearly from its inception. Nazi Germany wished to portray the National Socialist Party as benevolent and peace-loving once they hosted the 1936 Games, although they used the Games to display Aryan superiority. Germany was the most profitable nation on the Games, which did much to support their allegations of Aryan supremacy, however notable victories by African American Jesse Owens, who won 4 gold medals, and Hungarian Jew Ibolya Csák, blunted the message. The Soviet Union did not participate until the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
Today, Utah Olympic Oval is a dynamic multi-use facility centered on creating and growing participation in ice sports activities within the state of Utah. Inspired by the success and momentum of the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games, the Foundation has turned its focus towards embracing, engaging and involving Utah’s youth in …
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