The IOC offers the following Video News Release to all news agencies, broadcasters and online news platforms free of charge. STORY SCRIPT: The 50th anniversary of the Olympic Games Munich 1972 is being commemorated with a new documentary series on Olympics.com. The emotive four-part series “72 - A Gathering of Champions” has been produced by The Olympic Channel and directed by Emmy-award winner Jonathan Hock. The programme revisits the event with Olympians who return to Munich, where they experienced both personal triumphs and unimaginable tragedy.
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