2012 Olympics one minute of silence campaign Olympic truce, marking the first time ever that the IOC honored the Israeli victims in a ceremony inside an Olympic village. The Munich massacre occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, in southern West Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage and eventually murdered by the Palestinian group Black September. The kidnappers killed eleven Israeli athletes and coaches, as well as a West German police officer. Following the attack, a memorial service was held in the Olympic Stadium, although the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Avery Brundage did not refer to the athletes during his
1972 Thailand Regional Games SAT inside, surrounded by the text The 8th Thailand National Games represented 10 regions from 71 provinces. This games was the first competition of the new region, Bangkok formerly part of region 1 and the new member of region 3, Yasothon formerly part of Ubon Ratchathani. The 1972 Thailand National Games featured 10 Olympic sports that will be contested at the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, 1974 Asian Games and 1972 Summer Olympics. In addition, four non-Olympic sports was featured: Badminton, Sepak takraw, Table tennis and Tennis. 1972 Thailand Regional Games The 6th Thailand National Games (Thai:กีฬาเขตแห่งประเทศไทย ครั้งที่ 6) also