Media ridicules call for 1972 Olympics in Sydney
In 1965 no city was bidding for the 1972 Olympics because no NATO country could not issue visas to East Germany. Australian Swimming Union Secretary, William Berge-Phillips felt there was support among IOC members, including the President Avery Brundage, whose comment “Sydney can do it” was headlined in the Australian press at the time. Photo: Ian Jobling collection
Media ridicules call for 1972 Olympics in Sydney
Seven years from the 1972 Olympics, there were no proposals from any cities to stage the event—the reason? East Germany. […]
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