You're right, although that boycott probably only affected a few track and field events and the Republic of China (Taiwan) also boycotted because Canada didn't approve of its name.
However, none of those absences had the impact that the 1980 and 1984 boycotts did.
37 posted on 12/15/2014 7:31:30 AM PST by wagglebee
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