The 1964 Tokyo Games marked the first time that the Olympics were to be held in Asia. Tokyo marked its successful reconstruction after World War 2 by choosing the final torchbearer Yoshinori Sakai, who was born in Hiroshima the day the city was destroyed by an atomic bomb. Judo and volleyball were introduced at the Tokyo Games.
Missing, however, from the Games were South Africa, Indonesia, and North Korea. South Africa was ostracized for its racist policies, and Indonesia and North Korea over the presence of Israel, which Indonesia had banned...
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Author: Vidia Ramphal