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The 1980 Summer Olympics boycott was the largest boycott in Olympic history and one part of a number of actions initiated by the United States to protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. [1] The Soviet Union, which hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and its satellite states later boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los ...
The 1980 Summer Olympics were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States in protest of the 1979 Soviet–Afghan War. The Soviet invasion spurred President Jimmy Carter to issue an ultimatum on 20 January 1980, which stated that the U.S. would boycott the Moscow Olympics if Soviet troops did not withdraw from Afghanistan ...
Sporting boycott of South Africa during the Apartheid era: 1980 Summer Olympics: United States Various nations Soviet Union: Soviet–Afghan War: 1980 Summer Olympics boycott: 1984 Summer Olympics: Warsaw Pact states (except Romania) Cuba United States: 1980 Summer Olympics boycott: 1984 Summer Olympics boycott Friendship Games: 1986 ...
Albania is also the only country that boycotted the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics. In 2021, several nations announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics to protest against Chinese mistreatment of the Uyghur population , thus prohibiting many government officials from attending the games in an official capacity, while still ...
Mike Sylvester is the only American to medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He didn't compete to make a political statement. He did so because his livelihood was at stake.
English: This is a map of nations that boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics. This is a SVG version of File:1980 Summer Olympics (Moscow) boycotting countries (blue).png. This version also has Antarctica. Based on data from w:List of Olympic Games boycotts (the countries are also defined in this image's data in the same order they are in that article)
Forty years ago, hundreds of American athletes had the Olympic Games ripped away from them by politics. This is the story of the infamous decision and the effect it had on their lives.
1980 Summer Olympics boycott; C. ... Misha; O. O Sport, You Are Peace! Olympic Village (Moscow) T. 1980 Summer Olympics torch relay; U. USGF International ...