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The Olympic Games is a major international multi-sport event.During its history, both the Summer and Winter Games have been the subject of scandals, controversies and incidents.
Various concerns and controversies arose in relation to the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris including security, [1] human rights issues, Israel's participation amidst the Israel–Hamas war, and allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Several Japanese business executives and employees were arrested between August and October 2022 on suspicion of bribery.Former Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics executive board member Haruyuki Takahashi was arrested on four separate occasions within that period of time after allegedly receiving money from several businesses in exchange for facilitating Olympic sponsorship contracts.
Since then, certain Olympic controversies have made permanent marks on popular culture, from lesser controversies, like a photograph of Michael Phelps smoking pot in college, to scandals with ...
Political controversy has frequently hovered around the Olympic Games.Here are some of the most memorable moments of political protest and scandal over the years.
The International Olympic Committee’s decision to strip U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles of her floor exercise bronze medal is the sport’s highest-profile controversy since the 2000 Olympic Games in ...
List of Olympic Games scandals, controversies and incidents Concerns and controversies at the 1988 Winter Olympics Concerns and controversies at the 2008 Summer Olympics
After the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics, many of its Olympic venues remained abandoned and unused just 6 months after the events. Many of its photos depict of venues being run-down as a result of neglect from officials, including the Maracanã Stadium where it was largely abandoned (which has since been repaired as of 2024).