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¡¡¡¡In 1970, when Montreal was named to host the Summer Olympics'76, organizers estimated it would cost ¡ç310 million to stage1 the Games. However, due to political corruption, mismanagement, labor disputes, inflation and a ¡ç100 million outlay2 for security to prevent another Munich, the final bill came to more than ¡ç1.5 billion.

¡¡¡¡Then, right before the Games were scheduled to open in July, 32 nations, most of them from Africa, walked out when the IOC refused to ban New Zealand because its national rugby3 team was touring racially segregated4 South Africa.

¡¡¡¡When the Games finally got started they were quickly stolen by 14ª²yearª²old Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci, who scored seven perfect 10s on her way to three gold medals. East Germany's Kornelia Ender did Comaneci one better, winning four times as the GDR5 captured 11 of 13 events in women's swimming. John Naber (4 gold) and the U.S. men did the East German women one better when they won 12 of 13 gold medals in swimming. In track and field, Cuba's Alberto Juantorena won the 400 and 800ª²meter runs, and Finland's Lasse Viren took the 5,000 and 10,000. Viren missed a third gold when he placed fifth in the marathon.