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Sporting Witness: Blood in the Water

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Blood in the Water

22/10/2016 GMT

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Blood in the Water

How tension between Hungary and the USSR turned into a battle at the 1956 Olympics

How an Olympic water polo match between Hungary and the Soviet Union turned into a battle at the 1956 Olympics.

At the 1956 Olympics, political tension between Hungary and the Soviet Union boiled over during the water polo semi-final.
The confrontation became known as the 'Blood in the Water' match. In 2011, Witness spoke to the late Ervin Zador, the star player on the Hungarian side. 

(Photo: Ervin Zador. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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