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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.