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1980

THE olympic games

Metral AlineRodrigues Océane Martel Sarah

Moscow

summary

4. Conclusion

3. Impact of the boycott on the Games

2. Context

1. Game presentation

summary

mascot

logo

The Olympics Games to Moscow took place : from July 19 => to August 3 1980

presentation of the games

The International Olympic Committee

Only 5179 athletes participated in these games

1980

Context

USSR VS USA: - different ideology - competitiveness

Mohammad Daoud Khan =president of Afghan communist government

Islamist rebels : Moudjahidines

  • 1979 : conflict in Afghanistan
1947 - 1991

COLD WAR

VS

  • July 1980 :
  • April 1980 :
USA and others countries decided to boycott the games
Léonid Brejnev
President Jimmy Carter

BOYCOTT

consequences

Australia

France

England

Countries supported the boycott:

consequences

Country not taking part in the opening ceremony :

Luxembourg

The Netherlands

San Marino

Switzerland

Italy

France

Belgium

Opening ceremony

consequences

the second-lowest number of participants ever

only 80 countries took part in the Games

45 of the 50 absent nations probably because of the boycott

67 nations did not participate

In total :

Ex : America with Carter

not supported the boycott

supported the boycott

governments

Impact of the boycott

consequences

Only communist Eastern European countries to take part in the 1984 Games

Only countries to boycott both the 1980 and 1984 Games

Albania

Iran

Yugoslavia

Romania

“chauvinist sentiments and anti-Soviet hysteria”

4 years later, Moscow boycott the Los Angeles Games

But the boycott did not achieve its objectives, as the Soviet presence in Afghanistan lasted until 1989

1984

1980

TWICE !

athletes renounce or are banned from taking part

bitter experience for many athletes

Moscow Games

conclusion

Thank you

for listening

https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/archives-diplomatiques/offre-pedagogique/ressources-en-ligne/article/les-jeux-olympiques-de-moscou-1980

https://www.lexpress.fr/monde/europe/la-geopolitique-des-jo-3-5-moscou-1980-les-jeux-de-la-honte_2154810.html

https://www.lesportcestbien.com/jo-1980-moscou

https://www.geo.fr/geopolitique/jo-de-moscou-de-1980-l-arme-du-boycott-221179

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