SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Summary The United States and several other countries boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics as depicted in The Iron Claw. While there are some details left out in The Iron Claw regarding the true story of the Von Erich family, the film does a great job overall of capturing the rise and fall of the legendary wrestling brothers.
The United States effectively led the global boycott of the Olympic Games in Moscow and was also joined by China, Japan, Canada, Argentina, Iran, West Germany, and Saudi Arabia. It remains the only boycott of the Summer Olympic Games in United States history. The USSR responded by boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics that were held in Los Angeles, California. The only other time that the U.S. boycotted any Olympic Games was in 2022, when the Winter Olympics were held in Beijing, China. The U.S.
Jimmy Carter and the United States led an effort to boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics that included 67 total nations. Most of these countries were in Asia and South America. Although the Olympic hopeful athletes of the United States were not permitted to compete in the games, there was actually widespread support for the boycott from major competitors, most notably Muhammad Ali. Ali traveled to four different countries in Africa to persuade their governments to join the U.S.
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