This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact The Epoch Times Reprints.
Hungarian Ervin Zador, profusely bleeding from his wounded eye, is escorted from the pool during the water polo match between the Soviet Union and Hungary, in "Freedom's Fury." Cinergi Pictures Entertainment
Viewers will hear many references to the “Olympic spirit” during the Paris Games, but what does that really mean? Does it refer to so-called sportswashing, when oppressive regimes, like Germany in 1936 and China in 2008, host the Olympics to distract from their abysmal human rights records?