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Since the beginning of the Ancient Games in 776 BC, athletes were not permitted to march in the Closing Ceremony, but at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, a schoolboy had the rules changed. He was not a competitor nor an Olympic official, but he was able to change the protocal of an Olympic ceremony. How was this possible?

The boy wrote; "War, politics and nationality will be all forgotten, what more could anybody want, if the whole world could be made as ONE nation."

The Olympic Report concluded:

"A prophetic image of a new future for mankind - something no-one had ever experienced before - not anywhere in the world, not anywhere in time".

Countries boycotted the Games
Some teams were segregated at the OlympicVillage
Foreign governments highjack the Games
A near riot during a water polo match
The Olympic Movement was being torn apart
Officials gave up hope of saving the Games.

A schoolboy wrote a letter that changed the rules of the Games.
The athletes came together as one nation during the Closing Ceremony
The 1956 Games became known as the Friendly Games
The boy remained anonymous for 30 years