He may be best remembered for his decision during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich , West Germany , to continue the Games following the Black September Palestinian terrorist attack which killed eleven Israeli athletes . While some criticized Brundage 's decision — including '' L.A. Times '' columnist Jim Murray , who wrote " Incredibly , they 're going on with it . It 's almost like having a dance at Dachau " ) — most did not , and few athletes withdrew from the Games . The Olympic competition was suspended on 5 September for one complete day . The next day , a memorial service of eighty thousand spectators and three thousand athletes was held in the Olympic Stadium . Brundage gave an address in which he stated : Brundage strongly opposed the exclusion of Rhodesia from the Olympics due to its racial policies . After the attacks in Munich , Brundage drew a comparison between the massacre of the Israeli athletes and the barring of the Rhodesian team , for which he later apologized
Palestinian terrorist attack
Munich massacre
President of the International Olympic Committee