The US and 64 other countries boycotted the 1980 olympic games because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Yes, the 1980 Summer Games were held in Moscow. The 2014 Winter Games were held in Sochi.
There were no 1978 Olympics. Both the summer and winter Olympics of that time were held in the same year, and every fourth year. There were Olympic games in 1976 and 1980, but none in 1978.
The 1980 Summer Olympics were held in Moscow, Russia. The 1980 Winter Olympics were held in Lake Placid, New York.
1972 Games in Munich, 1976 Games in Montreal, and 1980 Games in Moscow.
The mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics was a bear named Misha.
There were no Olympic Games in 1982. The 1980 Winter Olympics were held in Lake Placid and the 1980 Summer Olympics were held in Moscow. The 1984 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo and the 1984 Summer Olympics were held in Los Angeles.
1980
The 1980 Games in Moscow was Laos' first participation in the Olympics. They sent 19 athletes to compete in athletics, boxing, and shooting. No Laotian athlete won a medal.
There were 203 events in 21 sports at the 1980 Games in Moscow.
The US and 64 other countries boycotted the 1980 olympic games because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
1980 Moscow Olympics. 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
The country known as Zimbabwe first competed in the Olympics at the 1980 Games in Moscow.
Yes, the 1980 Summer Games were held in Moscow. The 2014 Winter Games were held in Sochi.
In the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, there were 90 countries that participated. The United States boycotted the games that year.
The United States participated in the first modern Olympics in Athens in 1896, and since then they have participated in every Olympics except for the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow.
The Moscow Olympics in the Soviet Union.