Tag: Melbourne 1956
Barker: Sixty Years on From Melbourne 1956 – an Olympics Which Faced Familiar Problems
It all sounds very familiar. Warnings about the lack of progress from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), disputes over venues, delays in construction, strikes...
Jaimie Fuller: Melbourne 1956 and Sydney 2000 – Bigger Than Just the Games
Many say that sport and politics should not mix, but they are more often than not inextricably tied.
Sometimes the co-mingling of the two is...