Pin: Olimpiada Popular, 1936
People's Olympiad pin, 1936. The Olimpíada Popular was an international anti-rascist sports event organised in Barcelona as a protest against the Nazi Olympic Games in Berlin. It was due to begin on 19 July 1936, but had to be cancelled because of start of the Spanish Civil War.
Tote bag produced by commemorate the People's Olympiad, 1936-2017.
Reproduction medal for children's sports event. Catalan government, 1936-2017.
Elsewhere
- Book. Four Weeks One Summer: When It All Went Wrong (2016) by Nicholas Whitlam. Interesting account of dual story of Barcelona and Berlin Olympics and some of the characters involved.
- The Olimpiada Popular: Barcelona 1936, Sport and Politics in an Age of War, Dictatorship and Revolution Comprehensive article
- Short article about American involvement
- Photos of American involvement
- Review of Muriel Rukeyser’s novel featuring the Olympiad Savage Coast An extract is also included in the excellent ¡No Pasarán!: Writings from the Spanish Civil War (2016).