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16. There will probably be less attendance than the disasterous 1932 summer olympics in Los Angeles.

Wed Aug 6, 2025, 02:06 PM

Aug 6

Which was mainly due to the great depression. Not to mention that a lot of athletes had trouble finding food.

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