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Originally Posted by stignasty
Many western countries boycotted the Moscow Olympics in 1980 because the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan.
The Eastern bloc retaliated with a boycott of the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
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Don't forget that in 1976 several African nations staged a boycott of the games in Montreal because the IOC refused to ban New Zealand, who played a series of rugby matches in South Africa unapologetically.