Top 10 Most Controversial Sporting Events

Hitler's propaganda showcase was boycotted by some nations but attended by most, with Jesse Owens' four gold medals delivering a powerful rebuke to Nazi racial ideology.

Russia spent $51 billion on the most expensive Olympics ever, only for the event to be overshadowed by state-sponsored doping scandals revealed years later.

The murder of 11 Israeli athletes by the Black September terrorist group remains the darkest chapter in Olympic history and forever changed event security worldwide.

Saudi Arabia's breakaway golf tour was accused of sportswashing human rights abuses, splitting the golf world before its shocking merger with the PGA Tour.

China's spectacular coming-out party faced protests over Tibet, censorship concerns, and revelations about underage gymnasts and lip-syncing during the opening ceremony.

The US-led boycott over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan devastated athletes' dreams and proved that the Olympics could never truly be separated from geopolitics.

Armstrong's seven consecutive Tour victories were all stripped after the most elaborate doping conspiracy in sports history was finally exposed in 2012.

Twelve elite European football clubs attempted to form a breakaway league, triggering fan revolts that killed the plan within 48 hours and reshaped football governance.

Mike Tyson biting off a piece of Evander Holyfield's ear on live pay-per-view remains the most shocking moment in combat sports history.

Hitler's propaganda showcase was boycotted by some nations but attended by most, with Jesse Owens' four gold medals delivering a powerful rebuke to Nazi racial ideology.

Russia spent $51 billion on the most expensive Olympics ever, only for the event to be overshadowed by state-sponsored doping scandals revealed years later.

The murder of 11 Israeli athletes by the Black September terrorist group remains the darkest chapter in Olympic history and forever changed event security worldwide.

Saudi Arabia's breakaway golf tour was accused of sportswashing human rights abuses, splitting the golf world before its shocking merger with the PGA Tour.

China's spectacular coming-out party faced protests over Tibet, censorship concerns, and revelations about underage gymnasts and lip-syncing during the opening ceremony.

The US-led boycott over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan devastated athletes' dreams and proved that the Olympics could never truly be separated from geopolitics.

Armstrong's seven consecutive Tour victories were all stripped after the most elaborate doping conspiracy in sports history was finally exposed in 2012.

Twelve elite European football clubs attempted to form a breakaway league, triggering fan revolts that killed the plan within 48 hours and reshaped football governance.

Mike Tyson biting off a piece of Evander Holyfield's ear on live pay-per-view remains the most shocking moment in combat sports history.