Dishonored Games: Corruption, Money & Greed at the OlympicsEvery four years, the Olympics are celebrated with a flood of congratulatory coverage. In all the books, articles and documentaries extolling the beauty and purity of the Olympic Ideal, only cursory notice is given to the Lausanne-based International Olympic Committee (I.O.C.) and its little known President, Juan Antonio Samaranch. "Dishonored Games" explodes the carefully cultivated image and idealistic hype behind the I.O.C. and its self-perpetuating leadership. The book reveals influence peddling, lavish gifts and bribes, and abuse of power in the Olympic movement. |
Contents
Welcome to Barcelona | 1 |
Horsts System | 21 |
Dassler Takes Coke | 36 |
From Montreal to Monte Carlo | 48 |
With Arm Raised I Salute You | 59 |
The Clever Chameleon | 72 |
The Jewel in the Crown | 85 |
ISL Rules the World | 99 |
Scandal | 174 |
Before Your Very Eyes | 184 |
A Lawyer from Des Moines | 201 |
Alarm Bells | 213 |
The Benevolent Dictator | 222 |
The Shoe Size of the Second Daughter | 238 |
Destroy the Olympics | 260 |
Appendix A Calendar of the Modern Olympics | 277 |
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