The 1956 Summer Olympics Games almost descended to a complete farce due to various problems including controvery over selection of the host city, problems with venue preparation, boycotts due to political reasons, and even clashes between the players of Soviet Union and Hungary during a water polo game. Just days before the games were to end, the organizing committee received an anonymous letter with a suggestion to prevent the games from being a complete failure. The idea was implemented and became a great success. It has been maintained as an Olympic tradition ever since. The author of the letter, John Ian Wing, a Chinese student in Melbourne at the time, has since been given many accolades, including an Olympic medal and the naming of the John Ian Wing Parade in the Olympic Village in 2000.
What was the suggestion?
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A low-key and fun closing ceremony instead of the choreographed high-intensity opening ceremony?
lighting of the olympic torch and the torch relay?
The suggestion was to show unity among nations by making the athletes mingle freely during the closing ceremony instead of marching under the flag of their country.
In hindsight, this sounds a bit like a trivia question, apologies for that. Therefore, full points to Rahul. Congrats.
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