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The 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan spurred Jimmy Carter to issue an ultimatum on January 20, 1980 that the United States would boycott the Moscow Olympics if Soviet troops did not withdraw from Afghanistan within one month. Sixty-five countries did not participate in the Olympics despite being invited. While some of these may not have participated because of the boycott, some did not participate for economic reasons.
No, Great Britain has participated in every Summer Olympics and every Winter Olympics.
boycott
Boycott
I think there was a boycott by the United States of the 1980 Olympics.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, Iceland has participated in 35 Olympics ... 19 Summer Olympics and 16 Winter Olympics. Iceland's first ever Olympic athlete was Jóhannes Jósefsson who competed in wrestling at the 1908 Games in London.
In response to the US boycott in 1980 because of the Afghan invasion from the USSR.
political boycott
In 1979, USSR invaded Afghanistan.