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Israeli Olympic racewalker Shaul Ladany holds his 1972's Olympic race shoes for a portrait in Omer, Israel, Sunday, July 12, 2020. In an instant, the world record holder in the 50-mile walk was thrust into one of sports’ greatest tragedies and a seminal moment in modern history _ the kidnapping and massacre of his fellow Israeli team members at the 1972 Munich Olympics. The killing shocked the world, gave the Palestinian cause an audience and ushered in a new era of global terrorism. Ladany, a Holocaust survivor, the lessons still linger. He says it taught him to “never be afraid” but become “more careful.” AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
CORRECTION: Israeli racer recalls surviving Munich massacre

By Aron Heller Aug. 07, 2020 10:34 AM EDT
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — EDITORS - Editors who used OLY-Olympics-1972 Munich

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 1972, file photo, West German middle distance runner, junior athlete Guenther Zahn (18), stands near the Olympic flame he lit above the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. (AP Photo/File)
Israeli team's massacre overshadows sports at 1972 Olympics

By Aron Heller Aug. 07, 2020 10:33 AM EDT
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The 1972 Munich Olympics were marked by historic

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