When did the US boycott the Olympic games?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

That was the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow due to the then Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.

Answer 3

The United States boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow due to the USSR's invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. Click on the 'US Olympic Boycott' link below to read about it.

Answer 4

At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, the games were boycotted by a group of 14 Communist nations, led by the Soviet Union (now Russia).

Answer 5

The boycott was as a result of human right 'issues' - caused by the invasion of Afghanistan by Russia.

Answer 6

It was the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics .........to protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Answer 7

1980