Olympics held in Canada from 17 July to 1 August 1976 and almost was disrupted due to frequent strikes builders who managed to pass objects directly in front of the competition.All the precautions taken and the trouble with sports facilities at the Olympic Games in Canada repeated thirty years later in Athens, Greece.
By the number of medals was not equal to the two countries of the socialist camp.The USSR and the GDR were able to circumvent its main rival - the United States.A mistress of the most spectacular sports games are not won any gold medal.
Enhancing the protection provided security
After the tragedy that happened at the Olympics in Munich, where terrorists captured and then killed the Israeli athletes, it was decided at the next Olympic Games in Montreal to do anything to this will not happen again.On the safety of athletes by the organizers it spent six times more than planned.
Surprisingly, the Olympic Games in Canada took place "without a hitch", has not been a single incident.How could it be otherwise, the organizing committee has attracted the protection of more than 20 000 employees of law enforcement bodies, although only the Olympics in Canada has gathered 6189 athletes!Many participants of the competition remember that the police too zealously fulfilled their duties and are not always correct.
first giant screens at the stadiums were in Canada
Technical progress has become a major feature of the Olympic Games: If the previous games four years ago it was implemented only gradually, in Montreal was one of the organizers of gaming chips.For example, the main arena of the Olympic Games, which hosted the athletics competitions were installed two huge screens.They broadcast the most interesting competitive times, it was even possible to watch slow-motion replays, which at that time was simply unthinkable.
unique technology accompanied sports records
Olympics in Canada had another "chip".She was the pool, which hosts the swimmers.It was made a special arrangement for the repayment of waves that levels the playing field athletes.The waves struck the side prevented swimmers who were on extreme tracks, and after all the innovations were postavlentsy in the same conditions.It is possible that these trends have contributed to the establishment of more than eight Olympic records.
Well, the most memorable moment of the competition was the lighting of the Olympic flame, which broke out on completely new technologies.These and many other Montreal Olympics 76 fans remember.
But could it be otherwise ...
surprising that Moscow could not become the mistress of the Olympics in 1980, and four years earlier.At a congress of the World Olympic Committee chose the city, which will host in 1976 the main games every four years.Participants were three: Montreal, Moscow and Los Angeles.The main favorite is considered the capital of the USSR, the successes of Soviet athletes, and that the main countries of the socialist bloc has not hosted such major events, spoke in favor of Moscow.
first round of voting is confirmed.Moscow won 28 votes, three less than it was at the Montreal and only 17 votes were cast for the American city.Two of the capitalist countries had to go to the trick to get the Olympics.
American cities featured in the second round, and all of their votes went to Montreal instead of the US.Canada, the Olympic Games which was scheduled for 1976, has won.Since countries of the socialist bloc dominated in most sports, to show the world their strength, they are entitled to receive the honor of hosting the next Olympics.But that's another story ...
