The1952 Inter-Camp P.O.W. Olympics (Chinese:1952年战俘营奥运会), also known as Inter-Camp POW Olympic Games,^[2] was a mockOlympic Games held at thePyuktong Prisoner-of-War Camp (碧潼战俘营)^[3] of theChinese People's Volunteer Army during theKorean War. The athletes were allUnited NationsPOWs. It was often used as a propaganda campaign^[4] byChina and North Korea to encourage more UN soldiers to surrender.

1952 Inter-Camp P.O.W. Olympics was not authorized by theInternational Olympic Committee, but was organized by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, in accordance with theOlympic Charter.^[5]

The POW Olympics were held between 15–27 November 1952 atPyuktong,D.P.R.K. The Chinese hoped to gain worldwide publicity and, whilst some prisoners refused to participate, over 500 prisoners^[2] of 11 nationalities took part.^[6] They were representative of all the prison camps in North Korea^{[citation needed]} and competed inAmerican football,baseball,softball,basketball,volleyball,track and field,soccer,gymnastics, andboxing.^[6] For the prisoners, this was an opportunity to meet with friends from other camps. They also acted as photographers, announcers and even reporters, who after each day's competition published a newsletter, theOlympic Roundup.^[6]

The Olympics featured frequently in North Koreanpsychological warfare (PSYWAR) pamphlets and leaflets distributed to UN soldiers.^[8][9] The 1952 Olympics allowed Communist forces to point to the good conditions available to those who surrendered.^[7][10]

• 1944 Summer Olympics during theSecond World War at which prisoners of war fromOflag II-C staged a comparable unofficial Olympic games.

• Young, Charles S. (2014).Name, Rank, and Serial Number: Exploiting Korean War POWs at Home and Abroad. New York: Oxford University Press.ISBN 978-0-19-518348-1.
• Adams, Clarence (2007).An American Dream: The Life of an African American soldier and POW Who Spent Twelve Years in Communist China. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press.ISBN 978-1-5584-9595-1.

• Scotland at War, including some artifacts and information from Scottish POWs at the 1952 Olympics
• Pictures and scans of the 1952 Olympic programme
• CBC: They chose China (English documentary, with Chinese subtitle)See also via Bilibili
• "Prisoner of war camp without barbed wire(没有铁丝网的战俘营)".China Central Television. Retrieved2019-04-11.See also via Bilibili