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Record 1 2001-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
OBS

In retaliation for the US boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, the Russian government refused to send its athletes to Los Angeles and ordered the same of its satellite states. ... Rather than sending their gymnast to the 1984 Olympics, the Eastern Bloc Nations organized an alternate competition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Juegos y competiciones (Deportes)
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