Games Were Given Financial Boost in Los Angeles; Athens to Athens 28 Days to Go
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THE 1984 Olympics went to Los Angeles when no other city applied, yet despite a boycott, these Games put the Olympic movement on a sound financial footing.
Russian absence was a retaliatory swipe after the US had stayed away from Moscow four years earlier, and although only 14 countries boycotted, they represented 58% of medallists from Montreal eight years before.See the full content of this document
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Games Were Given Financial Boost in Los Angeles; Athens to Athens 28 Days to Go
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