Muhammad Ali urges athletes to boycott Moscow Olympics

Title

Muhammad Ali urges athletes to boycott Moscow Olympics

Genre

News report

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:01:34

Description

Report on US boxer Muhammad Ali’s call for countries to boycott the Moscow Olympic Games in protest against the Soviet Union’s occupation of Afghanistan. The boxer began his tour of African nations in Tanzania and Kenya. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Politics; Sport; Sports competitions; Political protests; Afghanistan; USSR; Tanzania; Daniel Arap Moi; Kenya; Olympic games; Sportsmen; Muhammad Ali; Boxers

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