Winter Olympic security tightens as US-European tensions grow
- Written by Keith Rathbone, Senior Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University
Since the murder of 11 Israeli hostages at the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, security has been fundamental for games stakeholders.
The 2024 Paris games set new benchmarks for security at a mega-event, and now the presence of American security officials in Milan Cortina threatens to darken this year’s Winter Olympics before they even start.
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