Forty-four years later, it’s even more apparent President Jimmy Carter made the wrong decision to call for a U.S. boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

1980 Moscow Games Boycott . The largest boycott in Olympic history took place at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Led by the United States, over 60 nations participated in the boycott.

1980 Moscow Games Boycott . The largest boycott in Olympic history took place at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Led by the United States, over 60 nations participated in the boycott.

1980 Moscow Games Boycott . The largest boycott in Olympic history took place at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Led by the United States, over 60 nations participated in the boycott.

1980 Moscow Games Boycott . The largest boycott in Olympic history took place at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Led by the United States, over 60 nations participated in the boycott.

1980 Moscow Games Boycott . The largest boycott in Olympic history took place at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Led by the United States, over 60 nations participated in the boycott.

1980 Moscow Games Boycott . The largest boycott in Olympic history took place at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Led by the United States, over 60 nations participated in the boycott.

1980 Moscow Games Boycott . The largest boycott in Olympic history took place at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Led by the United States, over 60 nations participated in the boycott.

1980 Moscow Games Boycott . The largest boycott in Olympic history took place at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Led by the United States, over 60 nations participated in the boycott.

1980 Moscow Games Boycott . The largest boycott in Olympic history took place at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Led by the United States, over 60 nations participated in the boycott.

South Africa was banned from the Olympics in 1964 due to its racial segregation policy known as Apartheid. They would not return to compete in the Olympics until 1992. 1980 Moscow Games Boycott . The ...

1980 Moscow Games Boycott . The largest boycott in Olympic history took place at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Led by the United States, over 60 nations participated in the boycott.