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Olympics 1980 - Moscow, Soviet Union
No. of countries: 80
No. of athletes: 5217 - (4092 m + 1125 w)
No. of events: 203
The games were boycotted by United States almost 60 other countries because
of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. There were reports of cheating officials
and other peculiar events.
Soviet Union won 80 gold and 192 medals.