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13/04/1980 The US boycotts the summer Olympic games in Moscow

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The 1980 Moscow Olympics Boycott | Flashback | NBC News

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Americans boycott Summer Olympics in Moscow 1980

The 1980 Summer Olympics boycott was one part of a number of actions initiated by the United States to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The Soviet Union, which hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics, and other countries would later boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.