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 Lasse Viren defended his 5000 and 10,000m titles successfully
Planning errors and strikes caused construction costs to spiral and the Montreal Games got underway with building cranes still dominating the surroundings.
Security was high following the terrorist attack in Munich, but once again there were a number of nations who were absent. A total of 24 of the 116 registered teams boycotted the Games, including 22 black African countries who refused to take part due to New Zealand's participation, with the reason being that the Kiwis' rugby team had played in apartheid South Africa. Olga Korbut found herself upstaged in gymnastics by 14-year-old Romanian Nadia Comaneci.
On the track Lasse Viren of Finland successfully defended his 5,000 and 10,000m titles while Cuban Alberto Juantorena won both the 400m and the 800m. The United States and East Germany dominated the swimming events with Britain's David Wilkie one of only two competitors to break their domination. Wilkie won the 200m breaststroke in a new world record.
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