portretje bij os monument

On Wednesday, August 3 2016, a historic ceremony took place in the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro. A commemorative monument was inaugurated in remembrance of the dead in all modern Olympic Games (since 1896). It will honor 15 dead, including 11 Israeli athletes murdered in t terrorist attack at the Munich Olympics in 1972.


The event, organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), will become a tradition in the Olympic Games, from now on.