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  1. Moscow Olympics boycott - meeting in Washington (1980)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Andrew Manderstam reports on a meeting in Washington DC between US President Jimmy Carter and members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following America’s threatened boycott of the 1980 Moscow...

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  2. Moscow Olympics boycott - German decision (1980)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with a male spokesman for British athletics (not identified - poss. Denis Follows, chairman of the British Olympic Association) about the decision by West Germany to join the United States in...

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  3. Moscow Olympics boycott - IOC meeting (1980)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Andrew Manderstam reports on a meeting at Lake Placid, USA, of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following the decision of the United States Government to boycott the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow...

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  4. Moscow Olympics boycott - Lord Killanin comments (1980)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    Report on comments by IOC President Lord Killanin (Michael Morris) about the politicising of the Olympics following a US led boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and...

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  5. Moscow Olympics opening ceremony (1980)

    Genre
    News report; Speech; Special

    Report on the opening ceremony in the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games in the context of boycott by some countries following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Includes actuality of ceremony; speeches by Lord...

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  6. Ben Johnson banned (1988)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Speech

    John Alcock reports from the Olympic Village in Seoul, South Korea, on the banning of Canadian athlete, Ben Johnson, for drug taking. Includes the announcement of his disqualification (poss. by Michelle...

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  7. Edwin Moses on Ben Johnson ban (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    John Alcock interview with Edwin Moses, Athletes Commission spokesman, on attempts to try and clean up the tarnished image of athletics, following the banning of Canadian athlete, Ben Johnson, for drug...

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  8. Kerrith Brown fails drugs test (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Michelle Verdier of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) about British judoka Kerrith Brown, failing a drugs test at the Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. Reporter not identified...

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  9. Ben Johnson banned (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Press conference

    Michael O’Neill reports from the Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, on the banning of Canadian athlete, Ben Johnson, for drug taking. Interviews with Jim Worrall, IOC; Larry Heidebrecht, manager;...

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  10. Ben Johnson medal withdrawn (1989)

    Genre
    Speech

    Ben Johnson is a Canadian sprinter whose gold medal in the Seoul Olympics rescinded after he tested positive for banned substances in 1988. Here an official statement confirms the withdrawal of his medals...

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