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Há 15 horas · Although approximately half of the 24 countries that boycotted the 1976 Summer Olympics (in protest against the IOC not expelling New Zealand who sanctioned a rugby tour of apartheid South Africa) participated in the Moscow Games, the 1980 Summer Olympics were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States in protest of the 1979 Soviet–Afghan War.
Há 5 dias · death – obituary – Cause of Death News : David Wilkie, the British swimmer who made history by breaking American dominance at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, has tragically passed away. While the exact cause of his death has not been officially confirmed, news reports circulating on social media suggest that the swimming legend has left us.
Há 1 dia · The United States, represented by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place in the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to July 23 to August 8, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [38]
Há 2 dias · 2. Princess Anne of the United Kingdom becomes the first member of the British royal family to compete at the Olympics. Montreal 1976. 3. Caitlyn Jenner (Bruce Jenner) set a world record in the decathlon. Innsbruck 1976. 4. East Germany won the gold medal for the 4-man bobsled. Munich 1972.
Há 1 dia · David Lappartient. ( Credit: Tal Saar) Lappartient, who heads the local body responsible for organizing this year's games, shared insights about the budget surrounding the Olympics with those present. "The budget for the Olympic Games is approximately 4.4 billion euros, 97% of which comes from private sources, such as broadcasting rights ...
Há 6 dias · British Olympic swimming champion David Wilkie has died at the age of 70 his family have announced. The Scot, who won 200m breastroke gold for Great Britain during the 1976 Montreal games, suffered from cancer but died peacefully on Wednesday morning. Wilkie’s family said in a statement: “It is with great sadness that the family of David ...
Há 2 dias · United States at theSummer Olympics. The United States of America has sent athletes to every celebration of the modern Summer Olympic Games with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics, during which it led a boycott in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National ...
