XI. Olympics were held in 1936. in Berlin, Germany. The situation regarding politics was rather tense in the period before the Games, and that amplified even more when Hitler came to power in 1933. Mass nazi propaganda followed, which emphasized antisemitism and racism. That mainly meant prosecuting Jews, Romas and homosexuals. Those mentioned above had specific effects on the Olympics, primarily since the Germans viewed Jews as their internal enemy and did their best to keep them out of their Olympic teams. But the international public wouldn't have it, so Germans had a few Jews on their team to please these objections. America, Great Britain and France threatened to boycott the Games if Germans didn't allow Jews to compete, but these threats didn't materialize, and the Olympics were held after all. American athlete Jesse Owens remains remembered as the african-american who won four gold medals that year. Besides him, medals went to nine Jews of different nationalities. Germany won 89 medals that year, more than any other country. More than 110 000 spectators visited the event, and the public worldwide listened in on the action thanks to radio broadcast technology (estimated reach is around 300 million people)— 1936. Olympics were the first-ever sports event that had television broadcast, although that was only possible inside Berlin. Nazis prepared a spectacle for the viewers and the listener's thanks to their propaganda and advanced technological capabilities. That is why 1936. Olympics are also called the first modern Olympiad. Also, they are a founding stone for the Games that followed, from a technological and media point of view. Unfortunately, there are two sides to every coin, and the Olympics in Berlin are also remembered by military and politics interfering with the event in such great intensity.