From naked athletes to the first marathon: Busting Olympic myths, past and present
ABCWith the Paris Olympics in full swing, many Australians are caught up in a very once-every-four-years giddiness. "The marathon came with the modern Olympics," Vamplew tells ABC RN's Late Night Live. "There's a lot of money to be made and it doesn't always go to the sport and it doesn't always go to the government," Vamplew says. Vamplew argues that the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics signalled the "full acceptance of commercialism" by the IOC, with the TV rights sold for a whopping amount, along with dozens of commercial "partners". Sydney 2000 was the best Olympics: DEPENDS WHO YOU ASK Twenty-four years after Sydney 2000, many Sydneysiders will still agree with then-IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch's declaration that it was "the best Olympic Games ever".
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