The boycott of the 1980 Games in Moscow over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the War that ensued, was opposed by swimmers, their parents and coaches who had worked hard for the big moment, as ...

Memories of Moscow 1980, the 40th anniversary of 22nd Olympic Games in Moscow, where Glen Christiansen lived his Olympic Dream, a notion that comes with thrilling highs and crushing lows, underpinned ...

EDITORS — With the Tokyo Olympics postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press is looking back at the history of Summer Games. Here are some of the highlights of the ...

CANBERRA, Australia — A wait of 45 years ended when a group of Olympians who defied pressure to boycott the 1980 Moscow Games were recognized in the Australian Parliament on Wednesday for their ...

When Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics, games were being played not only in Soviet arenas but at the headquarters of the KGB. The Kremlin was determined to host an untarnished event after the ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian illustrator who designed Misha, the mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics that were boycotted by a slew of countries, died on Monday aged 84, a publisher of children's ...

Richard Thornton, head coach of San Ramon Valley Aquatics since 1984, died in a surfing accident off Santa Cruz, his family said Thursday. Thornton, 65, was member of the 1980 US Olympic Team that ...