PEACE AND SPORT
YEAR SITE EVENT
1896 Athens Games inspired by peace
and unity between nations
organized by Pierre de
Coubertin
1900 Paris coincided with the Paris
Universal Exhibition
1904 Saint Louis (USA) Games marked by racism
where white people did not
compete
1912 Stockholm, Sweden the stopwatch and photos
were used for the first time
1916 Canceled Games suspended due to
world war
1920 Antwerp Belgium Celebrated after the First
World War with a motto of
peace
1924 Paris (France) They were made in winter of
that year despite the
tensions between countries.
1936 Berlin (Germany) Jesse Owens challenges
Hitler's racism with his 4
medals.
1940 canceled Second world war.
1944 canceled Second world war.
1948 London (United Kingdom) “Austerity Games” although
Germany and Japan did not
participate, they were
televised and women
participated for the first time.
1952 Helsinki (Finland) The Soviet Union and
socialist countries join as
the Cold War.
1956 Melbourne, Australia Several countries boycotted
the Games due to the Soviet
invasion of Hungary
1960 Rome African athletes stood out
1964 Tokyo, Japan First games organized in
Asia, after Japan's recovery
from the war
1968 Mexico City The “black power” salute is
produced by African
American athletes
1972 Munich, Germany Marked by a terrorist attack
that killed 11 members of
the Israeli delegation
1976 Montreal, Canada African countries protest
New Zealand's participation
1980 Moscow, USSR. US-led boycott protesting
the Soviet invasion of
Afghanistan.
1984 Los Angeles, USA Boycott of the Soviet bloc in
response to the 1980
boycott.
1988 Seoul, South Korea. Democratic opening in
South Korea after protests
against the authoritarian
regime.
1992 Barcelona, Spain. Peace Games after the end
of the Cold War; South
Africa returns after
apartheid.
1996 Atlanta, USA Attack in the Olympism
Centennial Park
2000 Sidney(Australia) Celebration of reconciliation
with Australian Aboriginal
peoples
2004 Athens (Greece) Games in the cradle of the
Olympics, marked by high
economic costs and the
subsequent Greek financial
crisis
2008 Beijing(China) Criticized for human rights
violations in China;
especially in Tibet
2012 London (United Kingdom) Games that stood out for
their cultural diversity and
tribute to the Paralympic
games
2016 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Celebrated in a context of
economic, political crisis and
social protests in Brazil
2020 Tokyo(Japan) Postponed to 2021 due to
the covid-19 pandemic;
marked by strict sanitary
measures
ANNEX OF SPORTS EVENTS AFFECTED BY SIMILAR CONTEXTS
● 1938 World Cup (France) : Organized between tensions after the Second World
War, which is why several countries refused to participate, since everything was very
recent.
● 1995 Rugby World Cup (Argentina): This World Cup was held during a military
dictatorship, which is why it was used as possible propaganda for the Old Regime
that existed during that time or year.
● Euro 2020 Football Cup: The Eurocup was postponed to 2021 due to the large
number of infections in the Covid-19 pandemic.
By Candela , Aurora , Laura , Romeo y Natalia
