A controversial shirt depicting the 1936 Berlin Games, used by former Nazi party leader Adolf Hitler to promote white supremacy, has sold out from the official 2026 Winter Olympics store.
“While we of course acknowledge the historical issues of ‘Nazi propaganda’ related to the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games, we must also remember that the Games in Berlin saw 4,483 athletes from 49 countries compete in 149 medal events,” an International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokesperson told The Athletic in an interview published on Friday, February 13.
“Many of them stunned the world with their athletic achieve...
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