Rogge holds Munich mass
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July 24, 2012, Tuesday
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THE International Olympic Committee paid a surprise tribute yesterday to the 11 Israeli team members who were killed at the 1972 Munich Games, marking the event for the first time in an Olympic village.
IOC President Jacques Rogge, who on Saturday had ruled out marking the 40th anniversary of the massacre at the opening ceremony, said the 11 victims deserved to be remembered.
"I would like to start today's ceremony by honouring the memory of 11 Israeli Olympians who shared the ideals and have brought us together in this beautiful Olympic Village" said Rogge. "The 11 victims of the Munich tragedy believed in that vision. They came to Munich in the spirit of peace and solidarity. We owe it to them to keep that spirit alive and to remember them."
IOC President Jacques Rogge, who on Saturday had ruled out marking the 40th anniversary of the massacre at the opening ceremony, said the 11 victims deserved to be remembered.
"I would like to start today's ceremony by honouring the memory of 11 Israeli Olympians who shared the ideals and have brought us together in this beautiful Olympic Village" said Rogge. "The 11 victims of the Munich tragedy believed in that vision. They came to Munich in the spirit of peace and solidarity. We owe it to them to keep that spirit alive and to remember them."
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