Olympic Boycotts

• 1.In protest for the invasion of Afghanistan, USA coordinated a boycott of Moscow 1980 Olympics by over 60 nations.
• 2. USA athletes were prevented from travelling whilst other nations like UK encouraged their athletes not to go but did not prevent them from going.
• 3. The success of the boycott demonstrated the power and status of USA in terms of international relations which deeply angered the USSR.
• 4. This insult served to only deepen the division between East and West and contributed to the start of the Second Cold War.
• 5. In 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the USSR coordinated a tit for tat boycott resulting in 15 communist states refusing to send their athletes. The USSR organised a rival tournament called the Friendship Games.
• What event prompted the USA to coordinate a boycott of the 1980 Olympics?

  Invasion of Afghanistan
• How many nations participated in the USA's boycott of the 1980 Olympics?

  Over 60 nations
• What was the response of the UK regarding their athletes' participation in the 1980 Olympics?

  Encouraged athletes not to go, but did not prevent them
• What was the impact of the boycott on the USA's international relations status?

  It demonstrated USA's power and status
• How did the USSR react to the USA's boycott of the 1980 Olympics?

  It deeply angered the USSR
• What effect did the boycott have on the division between East and West?

  It deepened the division
• What significant event did the boycott contribute to?

  Start of the Second Cold War
• What was the response of the USSR to the USA's boycott in 1984?

  Coordinated a tit for tat boycott
• How many communist states refused to send athletes to the 1984 Olympics?

  15 communist states
• What alternative event did the USSR organize in response to the 1984 Olympics boycott?

  Friendship Games
• What were the key consequences of the USA's boycott of the 1980 Olympics?

  • Demonstrated USA's power in international relations
  • Angered the USSR, deepening East-West division
  • Contributed to the start of the Second Cold War