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In which city were the 1936 Summer Olympics held, where the Olympic torch relay was introduced for the first time?
Answer
Berlin
The 1936 Summer Olympics were held in Berlin, Germany, under the Nazi regime. Carl Diem, a German sports official, conceived the torch relay as a ceremonial procession from Olympia, Greece, to Berlin — a spectacle that served Nazi propaganda purposes and was later adopted as Olympic tradition.
💡 Did you know?
The modern Olympic flame torch relay began as Nazi propaganda in 1936; the IOC kept it after WWII, unaware of its dark origins.
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- Paris
- London
- Rome
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- olympics
- 1936
- history
- torch-relay
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