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Road to Paris, 2024: Montreal, 1976 - African boycotts, drugs, Nadia’s perfect 10, and the day the Aussie medals died!

Jun 09 2024 Updated June 9, 2024

David Dixon

7 min read

Montreal was the first modern Olympics where spectacular opening ceremonies began to over-shadow athletic performances as the highlight for many spectators. Image: IOC.

With the Paris Summer Games starting on Friday, July 26, Dubbo Photo News is taking a nostalgic look at some of the highlights and heroes, controversies and clashes, of one of the world’s great sporting extravaganzas, the modern Olympics.

By David Dixon

After two fractious, controversial, and sometimes-violent Summer Games in a row, International Olympic Committee organisers were no doub...