Steven Spielberg Hoping to Convince IOC

According to the New York Post, the director, who is bringing the story to the silver screen, wants the organisers of the games in Beijing, 2008, to have a minute of silence in honour of those who died.

At the Munich games, eight Palestinian terrorists took Israelian athletes hostage.  By the time all was done, 11 Israelis, 5 terrorists and one German police officer were dead.

A spokesperson for Spielberg explained, "His goal is to get the IOC to properly acknowledge the Munich massacre."

The Olympic games organisers, CIO, have already rejected an effort to create a ceremony to honour the fallen athletes, stating it would be "too political".