IOC honours victims of Munich 1972 attack at Executive Board Meeting in Lausanne
  • Title IOC honours victims of Munich 1972 attack at Executive Board Meeting in Lausanne
  • Publication Date 8th September 2022
  • Languages EN
  • Location Olympic House, Lausanne, Switzerland
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    The IOC offers the following Video News Release to all news agencies, broadcasters and online news platforms free of charge. STORY SCRIPT:  The International Olympic Committee has paid further tribute to the victims of the terror attack during the Olympic Games Munich 1972 at its Executive Board Meeting in Lausanne today. It is fifty years since the week of the attack, and IOC President Thomas Bach put respect and honour for the twelve victims at the heart of the gathering of IOC Executive Board members:  “Earlier this week, on Monday the 5th of September, we commemorated the darkest day in Olympic history - the horrific attack on the Israeli Olympic team at the Olympic Games Munich 1972,” said President Bach.
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