How the L.A. '84 Olympics Changed Everything

Heading into the 1984 Olympics, no city wanted the Games. Afterward, everyone did. But L.A. '84 was more than a triumph of logistics: from technology to television to women's sports, nothing would ever be the same.

Heading into the 1984 Olympics, no city wanted the Games. Afterward, everyone did. But L.A. '84 was more than a triumph of logistics: from technology to television to women's sports, nothing would ever be the same. Sports Illustrated's Robin Lundberg spoke with Jon Wertheim about how Los Angeles changed the games.

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