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Asterix at the Olympic Games

2004René Goscinny

4.6/5

One of the very first Asterix books I can remember reading as a kid. And it’s as good as ever.The title leaves no room for interpretation, this story does in fact take place at the Olympic Games. In an effort to irritate the Romans, the Gauls set off for Greece to take part in the games (as Romans, of course, since they are part of the empire and would otherwise not be allowed to compete). The kicker? They plan on using the magic potion to make a clean sweep of all the events.This doesn’t work as planned. Not having done their research, they are made aware of the fact that performance enhancing drugs aren’t allowed mere days before the games commence. This little technicality causes a problem (not only did all the men in the village come along for the ride, there now exists the very real possibility that the Gauls are going to get egg on their faces since nobody has actually trained for any of the sporting events). Fortunately Getafix and Asterix aren’t outdone that easily.In the end it’s a triumph of brains over brawn.And, of course, let's not forget all the wonderful references to Ancient Greek culture.Bonus 1: this story contains a Roman athlete named Gluteus Maximus.Bonus 2: look out for Asterix’s striped orange shorts.
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