Tag: Olympic Games

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6th April 1896: The first modern Olympic Games open in Athens.

6th April 2023
Tagged as: Culture, Greece, Olympic Games, Olympics, Paris, Sport

The 1896 Summer Olympics laid down many traditions including the first competitive marathon race.

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6th December 1956: The ‘Blood in the Water’ Olympic water polo match between the USSR and Hungary

6th December 2022
Tagged as: Australia, Cold War, Communism, Hungary, Melbourne, Olympic Games, Olympics, Russia, Sport, USSR, Water Polo

The match was a semi-final at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympic Games and became famous as a result of the violence that ran throughout the game.