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Montreal 1976 Olympic Controversy BY: Brant Wells & Jordan Pakula


 * 26 countries, mostly from Africa, boycotted the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in 1976 because the Olympic Committee wouldn't disqualify the New Zealand rugby team for playing in the unjust, segregated country of South Africa.


 * There was a major controversy over whether Taiwan would be allowed to compete as an independent country as opposed to part of the Republic of China.Taiwan considers itself as an independent nation but, China considers it's 23rd province with the original Chinese people coming from China. This contraversy continues today.


 * In the 1976 Olympics the East German women swimmers were caught using illegal performance-enhancing anabolic steroids. In 1991 the coaches of the swimmers admitted the fact that their girls had in fact really used the illegal drugs.

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