Willi Daume, president of the Munich organizing committee, initially sought to cancel the remainder of the Games, but in the afternoon Brundage and others who wished to continue the Games prevailed, stating that they could not let the incident halt the Games.
Willi Daume, presidente do comité organizador de Múnic, tentou inicialmente cancelar o que restaba dos xogos, pero pola tarde Brundage e outros que desexaban continuar os xogos prevaleceron, manifestando que non podían permitir ó terrorismo que detivese os xogos.