36 of the Most Scandalous, Controversial, and Memorable Moments in Summer Olympic History
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36 of the Most Scandalous, Controversial, and Memorable Moments in Summer Olympic History
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1896, Athens: Chariots of Cheating
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1900, Paris: Women?! Quele Scandale
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1904, St. Louis: I Would've Won the Race, But the Car Broke Down
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1908, London: Whose Rules Rule, Exactly?
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1932, Los Angeles: What Was That Noise?
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1936, Berlin: Gender Testing, and a Twist
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1936, Berlin: Forced to Live as a Woman
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1952, Helsinki: Olympic Redemption
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1956, Melbourne: Blood in the Water Match
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1960, Rome: No Shoes Needed
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1960, Rome: The Repeat Offenders
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1960, Rome: Let's Eyeball It?
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1964, Tokyo: Gender Testing Isn't Reliable
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1968, Mexico City: Body Language
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1968, Mexico City: The First Case of Performance-Enhancing Drugs
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1968, Mexico City: The Black Power Salute
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1972, Munich: Wait...Who Is That Guy?
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1972, Munich: No Pros Allowed
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1972, Munich: The Korbut Flip
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1972, Munich: Really Bad Refs
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1976, Montreal: A Score of WHAT Now?
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1976, Montreal: Boris the Cheat
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1980, Moscow: The Bras d'honneur
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1984, Los Angeles: Whose Fault Is It, Anyway?
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1984, Los Angeles: The Not-So-Convincing Body Double
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1988, Seoul: First Stop, Head Injury, Next Stop...Gold?
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1988, Seoul: Ben Johnson
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1988, Seoul: Knockout Decision
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2000, Sydney: Measuring Up
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2000, Sydney: Always Check the Labels
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2000, Sydney: Erased From the Records Over a Doping Scandal
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2004, Athens: Radcliffe Faces Scrutiny
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2008, Beijing: the Age-Old Debate
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2008, Beijing: Official Attack
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2012, London: the Waiting Game
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2012, London: Too Many Americans
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