But there was a time when India’s basketball squad went through their own golden stage – an era when they were good enough for a top four finish in the Asian championships; an era when our men ...

Five militants were killed, too. The Cold War Boycotts // 1980 Summer Olympics, Moscow and 1984 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles The Olympics have often become embroiled in the politics of the time.

Not to be outdone, the Soviet Union issued a statement in May 1980 promising to boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and decrying “chauvinistic sentiments and an anti-Soviet hysteria ...

“Without Limits,” was a lauded screenwriter who made his directorial debut with 1982’s “Personal Best,” the fictional love story of two runners training for the 1980 Summer Olympics in ...

The Olympic Creed. HELENA — In 1980, four women from Montana qualified for the Summer Olympics in track and field events. The women: Julie Brown, Billings, class of 1973 Billings Senior ...

227 would not get another chance to compete in the Olympic Games. Many athletes told stories of meeting Carter at a White House visit in the summer of 1980 that served as a tepid substitute.

After USA boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, the U.S.S.R. answered by skipping the 1984 Los Angeles games. The U.K. has also rocked the Summer Games over the years in all the familiar ...