Article 6M72M Spain's 'People's Olympiad': The largest Olympics protest that never was

Spain's 'People's Olympiad': The largest Olympics protest that never was

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In 1936, left-leaning athletes from around the world came to Barcelona to hold alternative games as a protest against the official ones hosted by Adolf Hitler, in Berlin. But another fascist - Spanish coup leader Francisco Franco - spoiled their plans. The Olympiad's opening day coincided with the start of the Spanish Civil War. The World's Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona.

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