“Planet Olympia, Barcelona – an unreal world occupied by corporate financiers, highly-paid architects and a cute dog called Cobi. So what happened to the Olympic ideal of sport for sport’s sake – or did it ever exist at all?”
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In 1992′s ‘The Olympic Issue’ i-D lifted the lid on the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. In a moment of nostalgia, we glance back over the story…
Text: Jim McClellan
Photography: Wofgang Tillmans
Originally appeared in The Olympic Issue, June 1992
