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In Living Memory

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New series 1/4. The Moscow Olympics. In 1980,
President Jimmy Carter announced a boycott of the Moscow Olympics following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The British Government put pressure on UK athletes not to attend, but most chose to make the journey to Moscow. Twenty-five years on, Liz Carney talks to those
Who went and to those who didn't, and asks if sport can ever be truly separated from politics, producer John Byrne

Contributors

Unknown:
Jimmy Carter
Talks:
Liz Carney
Producer:
John Byrne
Source: Radio Times

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