People's Olympiad

People's Olympiad
Poster for the People's Olympiad
PurposeAlternative sporting event to protest against the 1936 Summer Olympics being held in Berlin under Nazi rule.
HeadquartersBarcelona, Catalonia (Spain)
Opened byGames cancelled before inauguration. Planned: President Lluís Companys

The People's Olympiad (Catalan: Olimpíada Popular, Spanish: Olimpiada Popular) was a planned international multi-sport event that was intended to take place in 1936 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spanish Republic. It was conceived as an anti-fascist protest event against the 1936 Summer Olympics being held in Berlin, which was then under control of the Nazi Party.

Despite gaining support from some athletes, and most significantly the Soviet Union and the Communist International organization, the People's Olympiad was never held, as a result of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Fifty-six years later, Barcelona hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics.

The People's Olympiad was the first ever global attempt to boycott a modern Olympics.

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