[DOC] [TLE] 1980 Summer Olympics boycott - Wikipedia [PAR] Background. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979 spurred US President Jimmy Carter to issue an ultimatum on January 20, 1980: If Soviet troops did not withdraw from Afghanistan within one month, the United States would boycott the Moscow Olympics in summer 1980. [DOC] [TLE] 1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia [PAR] A Soviet stamp sheet showing the logo of the games (left) and its mascot Misha (right) holding the 1980 Olympic torch. Participating nations. Countries boycotting the 1980 Games are shaded blue. Olympic Village in February 2004. 150-rubles platinum coin (reverse) 1977 USSR commemorative stamp issued for the archery ... [DOC] [TLE] Olympic Games scandals and controversies - Wikipedia [PAR] The Olympic Games is a major international multi-sport event. During its history, 
both the Summer and Winter Games were a subject of ... Taylor later ran on the 
Gold medal winning U.S. team for the now-defunct Medley Relay, ... The 1916 
Summer Olympics were to have been held in Berlin, German Empire, but were... [DOC] [TLE] 1984 Summer Olympics boycott - Wikipedia [PAR] The boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles was after the U.S.-led 
boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in ... Iran and Albania were the only 
countries to not attend both the 1980 Moscow and the 1984 Los Angeles 
Olympics. ... join the Soviet-led boycott and instead sent teams to the 1984 
Summer Olympics. [DOC] [TLE] 1984 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia [PAR] The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, 
was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United 
States in 1984. When Tehran, the only other interested city on the international 
level, ... In response to the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in
... [DOC] [TLE] The Olympic Boycott, 1980 - US Department of State [PAR] In 1980, the United States led a boycott of the Summer Olympic Games in 
Moscow to ... boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, scheduled to be hosted by 
Moscow. ... Some nations that did not attend the games in Moscow did so for 
reasons ... with Soviet military actions by not sending formal teams to compete, 
but also not... [DOC] [TLE] A history of boycotts of the Olympic Games - Matador Network [PAR] Aug 8, 2016 ... 1936 Summer Olympics, Berlin, Germany ... (IOC) awarded Berlin the honour of 
hosting the games, not knowing Adolf ... Avery Brundage, president of the 
American Olympic Committee (AOC), ... Egypt, Lebanon, and Iraq did not 
participate because of the Suez Crisis, ... 1968 Summer Olympics, Mexico City. [DOC] [TLE] Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics - results & video highlights [PAR] A US-led boycott reduced the number of participating nations to 80, the lowest 
number ... event to become the first athlete to win eight medals at one Olympic 
Games. ... women's field hockey tournament of all of its entrants except the hosts, 
USSR. ... In the end, 67 nations did not participate with 45 to 50 of these nations 
likely... [DOC] [TLE] Carter announces Olympic boycott - Mar 21, 1980 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in 1980, President Jimmy Carter announces that the U.S. will boycott 
the Olympic Games scheduled to take place in Moscow that summer. ... toward 
their goal of competing in the Olympics and who might not qualify to compete in ... 
action, the Soviet Union boycotted the 1984 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles. [DOC] [TLE] Most Controversial Summer Olympic Games In History - WorldAtlas ... [PAR] Aug 1, 2016 ... The first Olympic Games hosted under the regulation of the ... Friday, August 5th, 
and will be hosted by the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. .... Thus, athletes from 
Germany did not compete in the 1924 Olympics. .... It is believed that the 1980 
boycott of the Olympics held in Moscow by the United States was... [DOC] [TLE] Moscow 1980 Olympic Games | Britannica.com [PAR] Moscow 1980 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Moscow that took place 
July ... A number of Western countries did not observe the boycott, notably Great 
Britain

Question: The U.S. Olympic team did not compete in the 1980 Summer Olympics hosted by this city
Answer: Moscow