Multiple choice general knowledge sports

During which Olympics was the torch relay introduced as a means to promote Nazi ideology?

  1. Berlin

  2. Moscow

  3. London

  4. Melbourne
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The torch relay was introduced at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, organized under Nazi rule, as a means to promote Nazi ideology and showcase Aryan supremacy. The relay concept was created by Carl Diem to link ancient Greek athletic ideals with Nazi Germany. The tradition continued in subsequent Olympics but stripped of its original propagandist intent.

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