Not for nothing did the 1936 Berlin Olympics come to be known as the “Nazi Games.”It was in Berlin in 1936 that American sprinter Jesse Owens, a Black man, won four gold medals. But the Berlin Games are also remembered for who did not run. The 1936 Games happened,” IOC spokesman Mark Adams said. But the 1936 poster continues to lurk about, beyond the control of the IOC. Just as that 1936 Berlin Games poster, which inspired a T-shirt, says nothing about Germany’s Aryan pitch.

Source: International New York Times February 17, 2026 02:33 UTC