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The games demarcated the end of Japan's wounded psyche from World War II. Attendence by its former enemies meant that all was forgotten, if not forgiven.
The games demarcated the end of Japan's wounded psyche from World War II. Attendence by its former enemies meant that all was forgotten, if not forgiven.
===1968 Mexico ===
===1968 Mexico ===
===1972 Munich===
West Germany sponsored the 1972 Olympics as an affirmation of its peaceful reintegration into the family of nations. The world community was horrified when Palestinian terrorists captured and murdered a team of Israeli athletes on worldwide televsion.
===1980 Moscow===
===1980 Moscow===