- Albania was the king nation of boycotts. They first competed in the 1972 Olympics but then boycotted all the next four Olympics (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988), only returning in 1992. - The delegation of Liberia showed up at the 1980 Olympics opening ceremony but then boycotted. - Four 1976 Olympic boycotting African nations (Cameroon, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia) still had some athletes competing in the first three days of the Games before pulling out altogether, therefore some sources still count them as participating countries. - Javelin throw athlete Bruce Kennedy never competed in the Olympics because of three boycotts. He stayed out of the 1972 and 1976 Olympics because his home country of Rhodesia was banned due to its apartheid regime a la South Africa. Kennedy became a US citizen only for the US to boycott the 1980 Olympics whereas his former country, now named Zimbabwe, went to Moscow. - I'll recommend the reading of the book "Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Olympics" by Tom and Jerry Caraciolli which not only details all the aspects of the US-led boycott of the 1980 Olympics but also has the statements of more than twenty athletes whose only chance of going to the Olympics was in 1980 and how that affected them. (For example, Ron Galimore was going to be the US's first ever black gymnast at the Olympics.)
Some great additional details in there, thanks for adding your thoughts. And appreciate the book recommendation, I'll check it out for sure, it's a hugely interesting topic
Here's an idea, how about countries that were banned from the Olympics, like South Africa, for any reason. It can be racist policies, or doping scandals etc.
Thank you, so happy to hear you're enjoying the videos! If you have any suggestions for non-Olympic videos for when the games are finished, I'd love to hear them!
Suprise fact: My country, Malaysia did participated in first Olympic at 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympic. Back then we participated as name "Malaya" (Just a year before we gained independent in 1957 and become as Malaysia in 1963) We did participated every Summer Olympics ever since, expect 1980 Olympic due the boycott.
Romania under Ceausescu was communist but not really part of the Eastern Bloc or under the control of Moscow. They did their own thing and were closer to the west than the Soviet Union. Richard Nixon visited Romania. Yugoslavia and Albania were also communist but not aligned with the Soviet Union. In Albania’s case it was because its leader, Enver Hoxha, was a devout Stalinist and disapproved of Khrushchev’s reforms.
Several years before Brezhnev was told "There are some comrades who think we can get out of this by paying a small fine". They managed to rally and pull off a fine show.
I appreciate you bringing it up, it's a wild story: Switzerland boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia because of the Soviet Union's invasion of Hungary. However, the equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden earlier in the year because of the Australian quarantine laws. The Swiss team competed in Stockholm, winning a bronze medal. So they boycotted the games, but still managed to win a medal, it's nuts
Taiwan/Republic of China/Chinese Taipei boycotted the 1980 Winter Olympics over not being allowed to compete as the Republic of China. Taiwan's 1980 boycott is the only boycott of a Winter Olympics that I know of.
Thank you, I'm considering doing just that! Lots of great sporting events out there with great topics to talk about. I'd value your thoughts in general on this: after the Olympics are over, what sort of topics would you like to see covered on the channel? I like your idea of these other sports events, anything else you'd like to see?
@@voxathletica Thank you so much for asking! 1. Please talk about rivalry in sports whether at the international, club or college level: The rivalry between South Korea and Japan in the World Baseball Classics has been insane, tense and even physically violent at times between their fans and players. A video on that would blow up your channel. A video on the American football rivalry between Ohio State University and the University of Michigan would entertain me and millions of Ohioans and Michiganers. 2. Videos on why some sports are popular in certain countries but others would be interesting: For example, last year, the BCCI tried to popularize cricket in the US by establishing the Major League Cricket but its flopping horribly in fan attendance, and the players have to be subsidized by the IPL based in India enable to continue being able to play in the US. 3. Narrate on incredible historic matches or popular sports stars: A video on South Africa winning the World Rugby Cup after Arphadied ended would be great. A video on athletes like Jim Thorpe who was a talented athlete in many sports will attract many history and sports buffs. Thank you again for asking me for ideas. I feel blessed. I look forward to watching more of your videos.
@@theawesomeman9821 I really appreciate your suggestions, you've got some great ideas so I've already jotted them down for future reference. And you're not gonna believe this, but I have a Jim Thorpe video coming out next week. They say great minds think alike, right? Thanks again for your thoughts, I really appreciate it and, if you have any more, drop them into the comments!
Yup, in a few of these cases it makes sense from their perspective, especially as it's a useful way for smaller countries to get global attention for a cause they believe is meaningful and important. Given how huge the Olympics are, it's an opportunity to make a serious political or social statement you probably couldn't otherwise make
What were the reasons that 11 out of 23 was an unreasonable demand? thats less than half split between two countries? were they 11 more important/famous events?
Well the games were awarded to Seoul, so asking for half the events was a bit over the top. Plus they wanted their own opening and closing ceremonies, again that's a bit much. Plus who knows what else they wanted behind closed doors
@@voxathletica Ah right, I assumed that when it was awarded to Seoul the idea was always that NK would be involved. SInce that wasn't always the idea, I can see why 11 was unreasonable.
@@campaaronapollo It would also be an excellent base to build momentum for the Olympics across all of Asia. But, unfortunately for the IOC, all the money comes from the West and it would hurt TV viewership, so we'll have to see what kind of compromises the IOC wants to make
- Albania was the king nation of boycotts. They first competed in the 1972 Olympics but then boycotted all the next four Olympics (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988), only returning in 1992.
- The delegation of Liberia showed up at the 1980 Olympics opening ceremony but then boycotted.
- Four 1976 Olympic boycotting African nations (Cameroon, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia) still had some athletes competing in the first three days of the Games before pulling out altogether, therefore some sources still count them as participating countries.
- Javelin throw athlete Bruce Kennedy never competed in the Olympics because of three boycotts. He stayed out of the 1972 and 1976 Olympics because his home country of Rhodesia was banned due to its apartheid regime a la South Africa. Kennedy became a US citizen only for the US to boycott the 1980 Olympics whereas his former country, now named Zimbabwe, went to Moscow.
- I'll recommend the reading of the book "Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Olympics" by Tom and Jerry Caraciolli which not only details all the aspects of the US-led boycott of the 1980 Olympics but also has the statements of more than twenty athletes whose only chance of going to the Olympics was in 1980 and how that affected them. (For example, Ron Galimore was going to be the US's first ever black gymnast at the Olympics.)
Some great additional details in there, thanks for adding your thoughts. And appreciate the book recommendation, I'll check it out for sure, it's a hugely interesting topic
Here's an idea, how about countries that were banned from the Olympics, like South Africa, for any reason. It can be racist policies, or doping scandals etc.
Good one, I like it! Not sure I'll have time to get that done before the end of Paris 2024, but I've put it on my list, thanks for the idea!
@@voxathletica you're welcome, and take your time on the video.
I love watching these videos and learning fascinating facts about the Games! (when I'm not watching them)
Thank you, so happy to hear you're enjoying the videos! If you have any suggestions for non-Olympic videos for when the games are finished, I'd love to hear them!
8:57 side note, Seoul was the last games to host the opening ceremonies during the day.
Fun fact!
Suprise fact: My country, Malaysia did participated in first Olympic at 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympic. Back then we participated as name "Malaya" (Just a year before we gained independent in 1957 and become as Malaysia in 1963) We did participated every Summer Olympics ever since, expect 1980 Olympic due the boycott.
Malaysia has a long Olympic tradition, amazing!
Romania under Ceausescu was communist but not really part of the Eastern Bloc or under the control of Moscow. They did their own thing and were closer to the west than the Soviet Union. Richard Nixon visited Romania.
Yugoslavia and Albania were also communist but not aligned with the Soviet Union. In Albania’s case it was because its leader, Enver Hoxha, was a devout Stalinist and disapproved of Khrushchev’s reforms.
Thanks for dropping in those little history tidbits, that's useful context, I appreciate it!
Several years before Brezhnev was told "There are some comrades who think we can get out of this by paying a small fine". They managed to rally and pull off a fine show.
Cheburashka would have been proud!
Regarding Switzerland in 1956, their attendance in Stockholm counted, so they still participated in all Olympic Games. 🇨🇭
I appreciate you bringing it up, it's a wild story: Switzerland boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia because of the Soviet Union's invasion of Hungary. However, the equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden earlier in the year because of the Australian quarantine laws. The Swiss team competed in Stockholm, winning a bronze medal. So they boycotted the games, but still managed to win a medal, it's nuts
@@voxathletica Weird stuff.
Taiwan/Republic of China/Chinese Taipei boycotted the 1980 Winter Olympics over not being allowed to compete as the Republic of China. Taiwan's 1980 boycott is the only boycott of a Winter Olympics that I know of.
The Summer Olympics are definitely the home of the boycott, hardly anything to speak of in the winter games as you say
You should cover other sporting events like the "World Baseball Classics", "FIFA World Cup", and "The International Rugby World Cup".
Thank you, I'm considering doing just that! Lots of great sporting events out there with great topics to talk about. I'd value your thoughts in general on this: after the Olympics are over, what sort of topics would you like to see covered on the channel? I like your idea of these other sports events, anything else you'd like to see?
@@voxathletica Thank you so much for asking!
1. Please talk about rivalry in sports whether at the international, club or college level:
The rivalry between South Korea and Japan in the World Baseball Classics has been insane, tense and even physically violent at times between their fans and players. A video on that would blow up your channel.
A video on the American football rivalry between Ohio State University and the University of Michigan would entertain me and millions of Ohioans and Michiganers.
2. Videos on why some sports are popular in certain countries but others would be interesting:
For example, last year, the BCCI tried to popularize cricket in the US by establishing the Major League Cricket but its flopping horribly in fan attendance, and the players have to be subsidized by the IPL based in India enable to continue being able to play in the US.
3. Narrate on incredible historic matches or popular sports stars:
A video on South Africa winning the World Rugby Cup after Arphadied ended would be great.
A video on athletes like Jim Thorpe who was a talented athlete in many sports will attract many history and sports buffs.
Thank you again for asking me for ideas. I feel blessed.
I look forward to watching more of your videos.
@@theawesomeman9821 I really appreciate your suggestions, you've got some great ideas so I've already jotted them down for future reference.
And you're not gonna believe this, but I have a Jim Thorpe video coming out next week. They say great minds think alike, right?
Thanks again for your thoughts, I really appreciate it and, if you have any more, drop them into the comments!
@@voxathletica Thanks for taking what to say in consideration. I will let you know more ideas if they pop up.
@@theawesomeman9821 Cheers, and thank you!
I love the Olympics and will support my nations athletes but I totally understand and respect why some nations boycott the Olympics.
Yup, in a few of these cases it makes sense from their perspective, especially as it's a useful way for smaller countries to get global attention for a cause they believe is meaningful and important. Given how huge the Olympics are, it's an opportunity to make a serious political or social statement you probably couldn't otherwise make
What were the reasons that 11 out of 23 was an unreasonable demand? thats less than half split between two countries? were they 11 more important/famous events?
Well the games were awarded to Seoul, so asking for half the events was a bit over the top. Plus they wanted their own opening and closing ceremonies, again that's a bit much. Plus who knows what else they wanted behind closed doors
@@voxathletica Ah right, I assumed that when it was awarded to Seoul the idea was always that NK would be involved. SInce that wasn't always the idea, I can see why 11 was unreasonable.
_do you think india is going to host 2036 summer games?_
Ambani certainly seems to be pushing for it, and I think the IOC would conceptually love the idea of the games being in India. So who knows!
@@voxathletica That would be interesting, as India usually sends relatively few athletes, compared to its massive population, to the Summer Games.
@@campaaronapollo It would also be an excellent base to build momentum for the Olympics across all of Asia. But, unfortunately for the IOC, all the money comes from the West and it would hurt TV viewership, so we'll have to see what kind of compromises the IOC wants to make
Cairo is bidding as well for 2036..and we have a lot of modern infrastracture for it
@@marwaqoura7804 My understanding is that Cairo wanted to use it is a platform to unveil their new capital, is that true?
"Pissed at New Zealand" wait how. "Rugby team toured South Africa" oh yeah
LOL exactly, seems impossible to be mad at New Zealand, then when you get the story it's like "yeah, I get it"
first
Gold medal for you!
Second! @@voxathletica
I would have been first, but I was boycotting.