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Controversy and costs shadow the modern Olympic Games
The article surveys decades of Olympic scandal from 1908 to recent years, noting flag bans, boycotts, doping suspensions, and political use. It questions amateur ideals, cites Sochi costs at about 55 billion dollars, and argues warlike aims persist despite hoped-for peace through sport.
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Pierre de Coubertin
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