Talk:1980 Summer Olympics boycott
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[edit] China
Could colouring of the map be approved by any sources? For example, China's boycott of 1980 Summer Olympics seems doubtful for me. PRC didn't compete at the previous Olympics. So, did it actually boycotted 1980 Games or wouldn't compete in any case? Cmapm 18:51, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
- Thats a good question. It was suprisingly difficult to find the complete list of 65/66 countries which boycotted these games so I dont know if China is included in them or not. But China at that point was a western ally so it would probably have joined in the boycott -- Astrokey44|talk 00:06, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
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- The PRC was definitely not a Western ally in 1980! It was not very friendly with the USSR due to the Sino-Soviet split, but that doesn't imply that it was an ally of the West. This article suggests that China simply chose not to take part in the 1980 Olympics, just like it had chosen not to for the previous six or seven games. The implication is fairly clear: they didn't join the boycott in 1980. -- Hux 13:34, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
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- Actually China competed in the Olympic Boycott Games in Philadelphia in 1980 and won several events. --Astrokey44 02:48, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Chad
Is it really sure Chad boycotted in 1980? I find it highly doubtful, since you need a government to make a boycott, and Chad had none in 1980, with the state literaly disintegrated. Considering the conditions of the country, Chad couldn't have participated in any case; and the nominal Chadian government was not what I would call pro-American, to use an euphemism. In this case it appears an impossibility to participate has been automatically judged a boycott.--Aldux 20:38, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Sakhorav
This entry is painfully amateurish. The implication is that Jimmy Carter gave birth to the concept of the boycott and then orchestrated the thing – that was not the case. Soviet Dissident and Nobel Laureate Andrei Sakharov is reported to have sent a letter to Carter introducing the idea of a boycott and requesting US support. Though it is now remembered as being Carter’s boycott, in fact it was Sakhorav’s
[edit] Australia
I went on a tour of the Australian Institute of Sport where a table of all AIS students that are medal winners are listed by Olympic games. It is interesting to note that no medals were listed for the 1980 summer olympics even though Australian athletes won a total of 9 medals at these games. From my research I could not find out if any AIS students won medals at these games. Many AIS students like Raelene Boyle were pressured not to compete. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 202.86.211.10 (talk) 09:35, 14 May 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics
New, related article Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics.-- Matthead discuß! O 18:54, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] "American-led"
What does it mean to say the United States of America 'led' this boycott? does it simply mean that the USA thought of it first? or did the USA play some special role in organizing it? (if so, what would 'organize' mean in this context?) or does it simply mean that the USA is important enough that whenever other countries do the same thing the USA has 'led' them?Richardson mcphillips1 (talk) 02:44, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Edit war on Burma's participation
Please look at this Olympic Review article which shows that Burma (BIR) had two competitors: one in athletics, and one in weightlifting. The official report shows their results, which we have put onto Burma at the 1980 Summer Olympics. — Andrwsc (talk · contribs) 17:33, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
