Olympic Boycott Games
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The Olympic Boycott Games, formally known as the Liberty Bell Classic, were an alternative international multi-sport competition held in Philadelphia in 1980 for athletes from countries that boycotted the Moscow Summer Olympics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Olympic Boycott Games canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alternative Olympic event
ⓘ
international sports competition ⓘ multi-sport event ⓘ |
| city | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1980-07-17 ⓘ |
| eventType | one-off event ⓘ |
| hadEventCategory |
men's athletics events
ⓘ
women's athletics events ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Liberty Bell International Track Meet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberty Bell Track and Field Classic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1980 in athletics
ⓘ
Boycotts of the Olympic Games ⓘ Sports competitions in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasParticipantType | track and field athletes ⓘ |
| hostedBy |
Amateur Athletic Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Olympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostState | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverageBy |
ABC Sports
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American newspapers ⓘ |
| motto | Liberty Bell Classic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Liberty Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notRecognizedBy | International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfAthletes | ~460 ⓘ |
| numberOfNations | 29 ⓘ |
| officialName | Liberty Bell Classic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedInResponseTo |
1980 Summer Olympics boycott
ⓘ
1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizingCity | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet–Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
protest against Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
ⓘ
provide competition for boycotting athletes ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
1980 Summer Olympics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moscow Olympics boycott ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy |
Coca-Cola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PepsiCo NERFINISHED ⓘ local Philadelphia businesses ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| startDate | 1980-07-16 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | 1984 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venue |
Franklin Field
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1980 ⓘ |
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