What happened to the American athletes that couldn't participate in the 1980 Olympics?

Answer 1

The 1980 Summer Olympic Games were hosted by Moscow, while tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States were still high owing to the Cold War. At the time, the Soviet Union was engaged in a conflict with Afghanistan, and the US boycotted the Olympics as a form of diplomatic protest.

Four years later, the Soviet Union retaliated by boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics being hosted in Los Angeles.

Answer 2

The US led a boycott of the 1980 Moscow Games to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. About 60 other countries joined the boycott and about 20 did not respond to the invitation.

Answer 3

They stayed home and watched it if possible.

Answer 4

It is because the emporer of Greece didn"t want them to.

Answer 5

Sixty-five countries boycotted the Games in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.