Olympic history: everything you wanted to know

Published: July 25, 2021, 11 a.m.

b'As the world\\u2019s best athletes congregate in Tokyo for the 29th Summer Games, David Goldblatt answers your questions on the history of the Olympics\\n\\xa0\\nHow violent were the ancient Greek Olympics? How did the Nazis react to Jessie Owens\\u2019 incredible performance in Munich, 1936? And what ranks as the greatest achievement in the history of the Games? David Goldblatt, author of The Games: A Global History of the Olympics, answers your questions on Olympic history.\\n\\xa0\\n(Ad)\\xa0David Goldblatt is the author of The Games: A Global History of the Olympics (W W Norton & Company, 2017). Buy it now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Games-Global-History-Olympics/dp/0393292770\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'