# Canonical recap data for Cold War Olympics Boycotts (1980)
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slug: 1980-moscow-olympics-boycott
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1980/1980-moscow-olympics-boycott"
title: Cold War Olympics Boycotts
subtitle: The US-led boycott of Moscow Olympics and Soviet response four years later weaponized the Games as Cold War battlegrounds, fragmenting global sport.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1980-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1980
decade: 1980
country:
name: Soviet Union
slug: soviet-union
summaryShort: Chad has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games held between 1964 and 1972 and from 1984 onwards, Chad never won an Olympic medal. No athletes from Chad have competed in any Winter Olympic Games.
summaryLong: Chad has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games held between 1964 and 1972 and from 1984 onwards, Chad never won an Olympic medal. No athletes from Chad have competed in any Winter Olympic Games.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Flag_of_Chad.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Chad.svg.png"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Chad at the Olympics"
importance: 73
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: ""
  title: Chad at the Olympics
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
metaDescription: Chad has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games held between 1964 and 1972 and from 1984 onwards, Chad never won an Olympic medal. No athletes from Chad ha
wikidataQid: Q265860
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260104142115/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_at_the_Olympics"
  capturedAt: 2026-01-04
  label: Chad at the Olympics
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_at_the_Olympics"
