On this day, 89 years ago, on August 16, 1936 (June 30, 1936, the 11th Olympic Games were held in Berlin. On August 16, 1936, the 11th Olympic Games opened in Berlin. The best memory of the 1936 Olympic Games was held in Berlin was Hitler's failure to prove his theory of Aryan racial superiority through the Olympics. On the contrary, the most popular hero this year was African-American sprinter and long jumper Jesse Owens, who won four gold medals. During the long jump competition, his German opponent Lutz Lang even showed him friendliness in front of the Nazis. The form of the torch relay was introduced in 1936. The fire must come from Olympia, and the torch relay method was adopted to pass from Olympia to the host country. For the first time, this Olympic Games will be broadcast to the world via television. Twenty-five large screens were set up across Berlin, allowing locals to watch the game for free. Basketball, canoeing and handball all made their Olympic debut, while polo made its last Olympic appearance. 13-year-old Gerstrin of the United States won the gold medal in the 3-meter springboard event and holds the record of the youngest women's gold medal winner in Summer Olympics history. At the age of 12, Denmark's Inge Sorensen won the bronze medal in the 200-meter breaststroke. She is also the youngest medalist in an individual event to date. Hungarian water polo player Halahi won his third medal despite the fact that one of his legs had been amputated below the knee in a car accident. Rowing athlete Beresford of Britain won the gold medal in the synchronized sculls, which also means that his medal count at the Olympics has reached five. Ethiopia's Palusalou won gold medals in both freestyle and Greco-classical heavyweight categories. The conference officially opened on August 1, 1936 and ended on the 16th. 4066 athletes from 49 countries participated in the competition, including 328 female athletes. Germany has the largest number of athletes with a total of 406 athletes, followed by the United States with 330 athletes, and Hungary with 211 athletes. Countries competing for the first time include Afghanistan, Bermuda, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Liechtenstein and Peru. China sent a total of 69 athletes to participate in six major events: track and field, swimming, weightlifting, boxing, cycling, basketball and football, and were all eliminated in the preliminaries. In addition, a martial arts performance team and a sports inspection group were dispatched. This delegation visited some European countries including Germany. For the first time, the Olympic Games were broadcast on TV. Starting from this year, the International Olympic Committee has officially stipulated that lighting the Olympic flame is one of the indispensable ceremonies for the opening ceremony of every future Olympic Games.