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"Politics and sport should not mix" is often heard, but for the 1920 Olympics the line seems to have been blurred.......

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"Politics and sport should not mix" is often heard, but for the 1920 Olympics the line seems to have been blurred, at least, with what effect?

posted Dec 29, 2022 by Samardeep Acharya

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The nations blamed by the Allies for starting WW I were banned from the Games
Hungary, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire were banned. The USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) declined to attend.

answer Dec 30, 2022 by Tapesh Kulkarni
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