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88 results found for '"Athletics"' in Keywords.
Moscow Olympics - Geoff Capes interview (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with British shot putter, Geoff Capes, about his decision to compete at the 1980 Moscow Olympics (a boycott is threatened over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan). Male interviewer not identified.
Moscow Olympics boycott - German decision (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a male spokesman for British athletics (not identified - poss. Denis Follows, chairman of the British Olympic Association) about the decision by West Germany to join the United States in...
Moscow Olympics boycott - German participation (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on whether West Germany will join a threatened boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympic games over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Male reporter not identified.
Moscow Olympics boycott - meeting in Washington (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Andrew Manderstam reports on a meeting in Washington DC between US President Jimmy Carter and members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following America’s threatened boycott of the 1980 Moscow...
Moscow Olympics boycott - Commons debate (1980)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
Parliamentary debate on 27/02/80 focusing on the UK Government support of the US boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Speaking are: MPs Tam Dalyell; Hector Monro;...
Moscow Olympics boycott - IAC view (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Derek Johnson, Secretary of the International Athletics Committee, about the effect on the future of the Olympics of the international boycott of the 1980 Moscow Games. Male interviewer not...
Moscow Olympics boycott support (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the levels of international support for US President Jimmy Carter’s proposed boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Male reporter not identified (poss....
Paralympics in Arnhem (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the sixth annual Championships for Disabled Athletes (or Paralympics) - held in Arnhem in The Netherlands after Moscow declined to host the event. Includes interviews with Peter Aldous, British...
Moscow Olympics boycott (1980)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by United States Vice-President Walter Mondale in Colorado Springs in which he urges the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to support the US boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, following...
Possible London Olympic games (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with GLC leader Sir Horace Cutler, on the athletic facilities in London, and the possibility of the city hosting the Olympic games should an international boycott of the Moscow games in 1980 take...