The United States boycotted the 1980 Olympics in Moscow in protest over Soviet military action in Afghanistan. The Russians and their friends Cuba and East Germany , as well as Libya and Iran, boycotted the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles . I am sure that there have been other boycotts by smaller nations.
In The Ancient Olympics only men were. In the Modern Olympics Women were only aloowed to compete from 1930 onwards
There was one country disqualified to participate in the 2008 Games and that was Brunei Darussalam for not registering their athletes with the IOC time frame.
I don't know about Australia, but Antarctica cannot participate because it has no real residents. The only people that live there are only living there temporarily and only to do scientific research. To participate in the olympics, a county must have some permanent residents to participate in all the events.
Australia, Switzerland, France, Great Britain and Greece have been represented at all Summer Olympics. France, Great Britain and Switzerland are the only countries to participate at every Winter Olympics. So three countries have been to every Olympics in the modern era - France, Great Britain and Switzerland. Australia, Switzerland, France, Great Britain and Greece have been represented at all Summer Olympics. France, Great Britain and Switzerland are the only countries to participate at every Winter Olympics. So three countries have been to every Olympics in the modern era - France, Great Britain and Switzerland.
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Pakistan boycotted Olympics only once. In 1980 Pakistan didn't participate the Olympics.
Ski jumping in the winter olympics is only done by men
For all of the countries to do all the sports in the Olympics there has to be a certain amount of them in the team. However it is possible for a country to participate in all of the sports. Some of the countries this year only have a couple of players so no. All of the countries in the Olympics do not do all sports.
Actually, in Greece women were aloud to play in the Olympic games but, only certain ones like curling and skating for example and they were encouraged to by the Greek Gods and Goddesses to participate in the Olympics.
Because only the major country's are chose to attend in the Olympics :-):-)
25 Sports Handball was the only sport for which the United States had no representation at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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