Political protection : the International Olympic Committee's UN diplomacy in the 1980s / Barbara Keys

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Political protection : the International Olympic Committee's UN diplomacy in the 1980s / Barbara Keys

In the aftermath of a widespread boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics that challenged the legitimacy of the Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee began a vigorous but unsuccessful effort, lasting from 1982 to 1985, to convince the UN General Assembly to pass a resolution committing governments not to boycott the Games. Drawing on archives in Switzerland, the UK, Ireland, and Canada, this article brings to light this forgotten but important episode from the early years of Juan Antonio Samaranch's presidency.