Costas explained that after the terrorist attack at Munich 1972, the budgetary disaster of Montreal 1976, and the boycott of Moscow 1980, the Olympics needed a boost in 1984. Los Angeles delivered it.

As the greatest athletes in the world gather in Paris, France, for the 2024 Summer Olympics, here is a look back at the moments in past Games when politics crossed over with the Olympic Games.

LA 1984 Olympics Controversies: Cold War Boycott, Iran Tensions. ... American Mary Decker, fall to the ground in the final of the women's 3000-meter run at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Go on the 2024 summer Olympics in Paris are no exception. ... 1984 Los Angeles Games Boycott . When the U.S. hosted the following Olympics in 1984, the Soviet Union, ...

Go on the 2024 summer Olympics in Paris are no exception. ... 1984 Los Angeles Games Boycott . When the U.S. hosted the following Olympics in 1984, the Soviet Union, ...

The Summer and Winter Olympic Games, the world’s biggest sporting events since 1896, have served largely as a global escape from politics, but there have been times when politics has found its ...

When the U.S. hosted the following Olympics in 1984, the Soviet Union, along with 14 of its allies, including Eastern Germany, retaliated by boycotting. 1968 Mexico City Games Boycott ...

When the U.S. hosted the following Olympics in 1984, the Soviet Union, along with 14 of its allies, including Eastern Germany, retaliated by boycotting. 1968 Mexico City Games Boycott ...

Go on the 2024 summer Olympics in Paris are no exception. ... 1984 Los Angeles Games Boycott . When the U.S. hosted the following Olympics in 1984, the Soviet Union, ...

When the U.S. hosted the following Olympics in 1984, the Soviet Union, along with 14 of its allies, including Eastern Germany, retaliated by boycotting. 1968 Mexico City Games Boycott ...

When the U.S. hosted the following Olympics in 1984, the Soviet Union, along with 14 of its allies, including Eastern Germany, retaliated by boycotting. 1968 Mexico City Games Boycott ...