Historical live blog about the 1972 Olympics:Only two German athletes cancel their competitions
The flags in front of the Olympic Village fly at half-mast after the attack.
(Photo: imago sport photo service)
The Olympic Stadium is sold out again this morning. Almost all West German athletes decide to continue. The bodies of the killed Israelis are flown out. Follow the events of the 1972 Olympics in the historical live blog.
By Barbara Galaktionow and Lisa Sonnabend
50 years ago, Munich was all about the Olympics. The city shows the world a cheerful face – until the attack by Palestinian assassins on the Israeli team of light-heartedness on September 5th put an abrupt end to it. The SZ documents the events surrounding the games between August 25 and September 11, 1972. The texts are based on conversations with contemporary witnesses, literature, documentation, film recordings and the evaluation of numerous newspaper articles from the SZ archive (here is an overview of the contemporary witnesses and sources).
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