The 1980 Summer Olympics was boycotted by the U.S. and 64 other countries.
The Olympic Ideal is the premise that individuals, not countries, compete against each other in sport and through these these competitions held every 4 years for both summer and winter Olympics, peaceful competition without the burden of politics, religion, or racism.
No. Canada did not participate in ice hockey at the 1972 Winter Games in Sapporo or the 1976 Winter Games in Innsbruck in protest over the use of professional players by some of the other countries. Canada petitioned the International Olympic Committee to be allowed to use paid players from the National Hockey League since other countries were using players that were paid by their government to play. The petition was denied and Canada refused to send ice hockey teams to the 1972 and 1976 Games.
All equestrian events (dressage, eventing, jumping) and mixed doubles badminton.
Edmonton has never hosted an Olympic Games, either Summer or Winter. It has hosted World Championships the Commonwealth Games and other international sporting events.
Micheal Phelps - Needs Improvement Olympic games of what year? Usially they are sportsmen as any others from other countries
us we inspire many athletes to compete for our countries
Its a series of national games held every 4 years where ever country in the world submites their top athletic competitors in their country to the olympic games to compete against other countries for a metel. The olympic games were invented in ancient Greece but lost until people came together back in the late 1800s to start them again.
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Yes... Mongolia, the USA, and the People's Republic of the Congo were all participants. The games inluded ball throwing and fish wrestling.
a bowl holding flamable stuff is lit with the olympic touch after its been carried to other countries.
The total attendance of the last Olympic Games (2012) was about 3 million people from the UK, US and dozens of other countries out there in the world.
The modern Olympics started in 1896 in Greece and since 1900 they take place in other countries
We have the olympic games because it is fun to watch and is great to 'mingle' with other countries. Also it is a big competition were the athletes and gymnasts compete for the bronze, silver and gold medals. It is great fun and exciting when it eventually comes to the UK in 2012.
Everything except that no Russian teams qualified for the sports of field hockey or football for these Games and they entered all the other 24 sports.
The 1980 Summer Olympics was boycotted by the U.S. and 64 other countries.
25 athletes compete against each other in Olumpic swimming