Eighty nations were represented at the Moscow Games, the smallest number since 1956. Led by the United States, 66 countries boycotted the games entirely, because of the Soviet–Afghan War. Several alternative events were held outside of the Soviet Union.

2025年1月17日 · Moscow 1980 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Moscow that took place July 19–August 3, 1980. The Moscow Games were the 19th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. The Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979 led to the largest boycott in the history of the Olympic movement.

The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow, Soviet Union, from 19 July to 3 August. [1] [2] They were the first Olympic Games to be staged in a communist nation. [3] A total of 5,179 athletes representing 80 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated. [2]

1980年7月18日 · Relive the moments that went down in history at the 1980 summer Olympics in Moscow. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.

MOSCOW OLYMPICS OF 1980. The city of Moscow hosted the Summer Olympic Games from July 19 to August 3, 1980. The International Olympic Committee awarded Moscow the games in 1974, in the hopes that international competition might contribute to d é tente. But superpower politics had a direct impact on these games.

From July 19 to August 3, 1980, Moscow hosted the XXII Summer Olympic Games. For the first time in history, the opportunity to hold the most prestigious world competition was given to a country of the socialist bloc.

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On 26 July 1980, [Volker Beck] (GDR) won a gold medal in the 400 metre hurdles at the Moscow Olympics. Unrelated events? Hardly. After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, United States' President [Jimmy Carter] called for a boycott of the Moscow Olympics if the Soviets did not withdraw before 20 February 1980. They did not.

The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad and officially branded as Moscow 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russia.

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Opening Ceremony of the Games of the XXII Olympiad, in Moscow in 1980. The first Games to be held behind the Iron Curtain in a socialist country, they were attended by 5,179 athletes (1,115 women and 4,064 men), from 80 National Olympic Committees (NOCs).