List of Olympic Games boycotts

The Olympic Games is a major international multi-sport event. During its history, there have been full boycotts on six occasions, all of them Summer Olympics. The first boycott occurred at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the most recent was at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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Rhodesia was prevented from entering when its invitation to the 1972 Summer Olympics was withdrawn by the International Olympic Committee, following protests by other African countries. South Africa was not invited to the 1964 games, and its invitation to the 1968 games was withdrawn when numerous other teams threatened to withdraw. South Africa was not permitted to return to the Olympics until the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Possibly the most famous Olympic boycotts occurred in 1980 and 1984 during the Cold War.

In 2021, several nations announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in response to the Chinese mistreatment of the Uyghur population. The diplomatic boycott prohibited government officials from attending the games in an official capacity, however athletes were still permitted to compete.[1]

List of full boycotts of an Olympic Games
Olympiad Year Host Country Host City Boycotting countries (with map)
XVI 1956  Australia Melbourne
  1.  Egypt
  2.  Iraq
  3.  Lebanon
  4.  Netherlands
  5.  Cambodia
  6.  Spain
  7.   Switzerland
  8.  People's Republic of China
XVIII 1964  Japan Tokyo
  1.  North Korea
  2.  Indonesia
  3.  People's Republic of China
XXI 1976  Canada Montreal
  1.  Algeria
  2.  Benin
  3.  Burma
  4.  Cameroon
  5.  Central African Republic
  6.  Chad
  7.  PR Congo
  8.  Egypt
  9. Ethiopia
  10.  Gabon
  11.  Gambia
  12.  Ghana
  13.  Guyana
  14.  Iraq
  15.  Kenya
  16. Libya
  17.  Lesotho
  18.  Madagascar
  19.  Malawi
  20.  Mali
  21.  Morocco
  22.  Niger
  23.  Nigeria
  24.  Republic of China
  25.  Somalia
  26.  Sri Lanka
  27.  Sudan
  28.  Swaziland
  29.  Tanzania
  30.  Togo
  31.  Tunisia
  32.  Uganda
  33.  Upper Volta
  34.  Zambia
XXII 1980  Soviet Union Moscow
  1.  Albania (no reason given)
  2.  Antigua and Barbuda
  3.  Argentina
  4.  Bahamas
  5.  Bahrain
  6.  Bangladesh
  7.  Barbados
  8.  British Honduras
  9.  Bermuda
  10.  Bolivia
  11.  Canada
  12.  Cayman Islands
  13.  Central African Republic
  14.  Chad
  15.  Chile
  16.  China
  17.  Egypt
  18.  El Salvador
  19.  Fiji
  20.  Gabon
  21.  Gambia
  22.  Ghana
  23.  Haiti
  24.  Honduras
  25.  Hong Kong
  26.  Indonesia
  27.  Iran
  28.  Israel
  29.  Ivory Coast
  30.  Japan
  31.  Kenya
  32.  South Korea
  33.  Liberia
  34.  Liechtenstein
  35.  Malawi
  36.  Malaysia
  37.  Mauritania
  38.  Monaco
  39.  Mauritius
  40.  Morocco
  41.  Netherlands Antilles
  42.  Niger
  43.  Norway
  44.  Pakistan
  45.  Panama
  46.  Papua New Guinea
  47.  Paraguay
  48.  Philippines
  49.  Qatar
  50.  Saudi Arabia
  51.  Singapore
  52.  Somalia
  53.  Sudan
  54.  Suriname
  55.  Swaziland
  56.  Chinese Taipei / Taiwan (protesting the Nagoya Resolution designating it as "Chinese Taipei")
  57.  Thailand
  58.  Togo
  59.  Tunisia
  60.  Turkey
  61.  United Arab Emirates
  62.  United States
  63.  Uruguay
  64.  United States Virgin Islands
  65.  West Germany
  66.  Zaire
XXIII 1984  United States Los Angeles
  1.  Soviet Union
  2.  Bulgaria
  3.  East Germany
  4.  Mongolia
  5.  Vietnam
  6.  Laos
  7.  Czechoslovakia
  8.  Afghanistan
  9.  Hungary
  10.  Poland
  11.  Cuba
  12.  South Yemen
  13.  North Korea
  14. Ethiopia
  15.  Angola
  16.  Albania
  17.  Iran
  18.  Libya
XXIV 1988  South Korea Seoul
  1.  Ethiopia (did not respond to invitation)
  2.  Nicaragua (financial)
  3.  Madagascar (financial)
  4.  Cuba
  5.  Albania (did not respond to invitation)
  6.  North Korea
  7.  Seychelles (did not respond to invitation)

List of non-attendance of government officials or diplomatic boycotts of the Olympic Games
  • Countries that engage in diplomatic boycotts plan to not send official delegations to games, however athletes are permitted to participate. In some countries, diplomatic boycott might not announce, but imply that representatives will not attend.
Games Year Host country Host city Countries diplomatically boycotting or not sending government representatives
XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022  People's Republic of China Beijing
  1.  Lithuania[2]
  2.  United States[3]
  3.  New Zealand[4] (COVID travel restriction)
  4.  Australia[5]
  5.  United Kingdom[6]
  6.  Canada[7]
  7.  Kosovo[8]
  8.  Japan[9]

References
  1. "2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: Australia joins US diplomatic boycott". BBC News. 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  2. "Lithuania confirms diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics". ANI News. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. CNN, Allie Malloy and Kate Sullivan. "White House announces US diplomatic boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing". CNN. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. Brockett, Matthew (6 December 2021). "New Zealand Diplomats Won't Attend Winter Olympics in China". Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  5. "Australia joins diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics". ABC News. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  6. "UK 'effectively' plans a diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics, joining the United States, Australia and Lithuania". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  7. Tasker, John Paul (8 December 2021). "Trudeau announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics". CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  8. "Kosovo boycotts Beijing Winter Olympics". Alsat News. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  9. "Japan won't send Cabinet ministers to attend Beijing Olympics". The Japan Times. 2021-12-11. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
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