![]() ![]() It all began with an Italian teenager named Giancarlo Peris, who won a regional scholastic race that came with the prize of being the final torchbearer at the Rome Games They were the first games with a major doping scandal, as Danish cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen collapsed during his race under the influence of Roniacol and died the same day.Ībebe Bikila of Ethiopia ran barefoot and won a night marathon in front of the Colosseum, starting the age of African dominance in long-distance races.Īnd they served to introduce the world to an athlete who would become a global superstar - Cassius Clay, the man who would later become Muhammad Ali. Starting 50 years ago on Wednesday, Rome hosted the first Summer Olympics to be commercially broadcast. ![]() ![]() They were the Summer Games that ushered in the Olympics as we know them today. ![]()
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