1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.
Ervin Zador of Hungary's water polo team walks out of the pool bloodied after being hit by a USSR player.
"Blood in the water" (Blood in the water) thunders the world media.

The match took place just two months after the USSR invaded Hungary to crush the uprising of the Hungarian people.
The Hungarian people rise up spontaneously and disorganised during a student protest, which is crushed by the militia.
600,000 bayonets and 6,000 tanks overrun Hungary to bring it back under Soviet rule. Massive air strikes were also used. After drenching the uprising in blood, the Soviets hanged Prime Minister Imre Nagy along with several other ministers for edification. All the old communists from the Resistance against the Nazis, for their attempt to break Hungary from Soviet oppression and their complicity in the uprising.
6,000 victims, 200,000 flee Hungary to save themselves.
At that time Hungary was a world power in water sports and football, with a strong sporting tradition and Olympic spirit developed even before the World War II.
Russian water polo players are over-hyped by the regime. They have been imposed a mandatory victory at any cost. Victory over the counter-revolutionary traitors!
Otherwise, Siberia.
For the Hungarian athletes, the match is a chance for revenge in front of the whole world. Their relatives and friends are among the victims and refugees of Russian terror.
From the very beginning of the meet, the huge superiority of the Hungarian swimmers is visible.
They "bully"  over Russian swimmers like orcas with seals.
Imre Zador (pictured) scores the first two goals to give Hungary a 2-0 lead.
Carnage ensues in the pool.
In their frustration, the Russians begin to pull and hit their opponents. The Hungarians do not oblige them.
Moreover. Even before the meeting, they had already prepared a strategy. Since the Russian language was already compulsory in Hungary , the Hungarian athletes used every opportunity to mock and provoke the opponent.
The meeting is often interrupted by referee whistles, and blood is literally pouring in the pool.
Despite the dirty play of the Russian batsmen, the score swells to 4:0.
Then comes the most critical moment.
After another stoppage, Valentin Prokopov, the Russian standing next to Zador, delivers a vicious punch to his face. Blood roars profusely. As Zador himself says afterwards, "Suddenly I saw 4,000 stars. I didn't understand what had happened, but as soon as I came to my senses and saw the blood, I immediately thought I couldn't continue the game."
The Hungarian audience, which included many refugees, literally blew up the hall and was ready for a physical altercation, but the quick intervention of the police prevented the drama.
The match is abandoned in the last minute and Hungary is declared the winner.
He subsequently won the Olympic title, defeating Yugoslavia in the final.
In its history, the Hungarian men's team has won 15 Olympic titles and 11 world championships, winning a total of 84 titles at world, Olympic, European championships and tournaments