 Poster for the People's Olympiad | |
| Purpose | Alternative sporting event to protest against the 1936 Summer Olympics being held in Berlin under Nazi rule. |
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| Headquarters | Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain) |
The People's Olympiad (Catalan: Olimpíada Popular, Spanish: Olimpiada Popular) was a planned international multi-sport event that was intended to take place in 1936 in Barcelona, Catalonia within the Spanish Republic. It was conceived as a protest event against the 1936 Summer Olympics being held in Berlin, which was then under control of the Nazi Party.
Despite gaining support from some athletes, and most significantly the Soviet Union and the Communist International organization, the People's Olympiad was never held, as a result of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Fifty-six years later, Barcelona hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics.
The People's Olympiad was the first ever global attempt to boycott a modern Olympics.[1]
- ^ "The brutal story of the 1936 Popular Olympics: a boycott of fascism and Hitler". History. 2024-03-31. Retrieved 2024-03-31.