![]() ![]() I was pleasantly surprised to find myself enjoying it. I’m not a sports fan but I read this for the “Eclectic Reader Challenge” as a sports book that I might be able to tolerate. I don’t know that I agree that these Olympics “changed the world” but I would definitely agree that they showcased changes that were happening in the world at large. All of these external factors came to bear on the landmark Olympic games set in the Eternal City. Women were being accepted into more and more events but were still woefully underrepresented. South Africa was trying to fight apartheid. For the first time ever, a few competitions were being televised. ![]() Definitions of “amateurism” and the direction of future Olympics were being determined. The Civil Rights movement was gaining traction. The Cold War was getting serious, with Eisenhower and Khrushchev using the Olympic Games as a propaganda platform and trying to woo athletes into defecting. Title: Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the Worldġ960 was a turbulent year. ![]()
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