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Soviet-era sculpture 'Emblem of the 1980 Summer Olympics'

epa10546904 A view of the Soviet-era sculpture 'Emblem of the 1980 Summer Olympics', in Podolsk, outside Moscow, Russia, 28 March 2023. The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will discuss the results of consultations regarding the status of athletes from Russia and Belarus during its meeting from 28 to 30 March 2023. The consultations, with the International sports Federations and National Olympic Committees, centered on the topic of the sanctions against Russia and Belarus, the status of athletes from these countries and the solidarity with Ukraine. 'In 1980, the United States led a boycott of the Summer Olympic Games in Moscow to protest the late 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. In total, 65 nations refused to participate in the games', the U.S. State Department's archive says. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

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