Boycott of 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow
- Title
- Boycott of 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow
- Genre
- News report; Speech
- TX Date
- 30 Sep 1981
- Year of production
- 1981
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- Duration
- 00:03:42
- Description
- Report on the Moscow Olympic Games of 1980 which were boycotted by some countries in protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Includes archive commentary on the opening of the games by an unidentified male reporter, and the opening speech given by Soviet President, Leonid Brezhnev. UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher makes a speech to persuade athletes to boycott the Olympics. Former president of the International Olympics Committee, Lord Killanin (Michael Morris) makes a speech urging athletes to compete. Discussion is now underway in some countries as to whether to boycott the 1984 games in the USA. Male reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- Margaret Thatcher; Michael Morris; Leonid Brezhnev
- Keywords
- USA; Sports competitions; Political protests; Afghanistan; USSR; International relations; Olympic games; Athletes; Moscow
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