USSR boycotting LA Olympics
- Title
- USSR boycotting LA Olympics
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1984
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- Duration
- 00:02:47
- Description
- Report on the Soviet Union boycotting the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, USA ostensibly due to fears for safety of athletes due to anti-Soviet feeling. With comment from Soviet ambassador in London Ginari Jezbangikopf(?); Chairman of the British Olympic Association Charles Palmer; British Athletics coach Nick Whitehead; Head of the Central Council for Physical Recreation Peter Lawson. Male reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- Ginari Jezbangikopf(?); Charles Palmer; Nick Whitehead; Peter Lawson
- Keywords
- USA; USSR; International relations; Los Angeles; Olympic games; Athletes; East West relations
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