In accordance with the Olympic Charter which governs the Closing Ceremony , IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch called on the youth of the world to assemble in Sydney , in four years , for the next Summer Olympics . In his speech , he denounced the Centennial Olympic Park bombing stating that terrorism can not stop the Olympic spirit . Samaranch asked for a moment of silence to remember the victims of the bombing , as well as the 11 Israeli athletes of the Munich massacre during the 1972 Summer Olympics . He said that those tragedies will never be forgotten and said : Although this was first official IOC recognition of the Munich tragedy since 1972 , commentators mentioned 1972 quite often , mainly because the next Olympics were taking place in Nagano , Japan and Japan last hosted an Olympics that year , hosting the Winter Games in Sapporo
Munich massacre
Munich massacre
1996 Summer Olympics closing ceremony