Hector Monro on Moscow Olympics boycott
- Title
- Hector Monro on Moscow Olympics boycott
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1980
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- Duration
- 00:02:11
- Description
- UK Sports Minister, Hector Monro defends the Government’s proposed boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Hector Monro
- Keywords
- Politics; Foreign affairs; Sport; Sports competitions; Government; UK; Political protests; Afghanistan; Conservative Party; USSR; International relations; Economic sanctions; Olympic games; Wars (events); Moscow
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LBC/IRN, "Hector Monro on Moscow Olympics boycott". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0013300138009 (Accessed 12 May 2025)