Afghanistan at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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Although many nations boycotted
the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
because of the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
, the Asian nation itself ironically participated in the Games held in the capital city of the Soviet Union
. Also, the nation returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1976 Summer Olympics
held in Montreal
.
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics boycott of the Moscow Olympics was a part of a package of actions initiated by the United States to protest the Soviet war in Afghanistan...
the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
because of the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, the Asian nation itself ironically participated in the Games held in the capital city of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. Also, the nation returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
held in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
Boxing
Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)- Ahmad Nesar
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Ayele Mohammed (Ethiopia) on points (0-5)
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
- Esmail Mohamad
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Rudi FinkRudi FinkRudi Fink is a retired boxer from Germany, who won the gold medal in the Featherweight division for East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.- Olympic results :...
(East Germany) after knock-out in first round
Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
- Rabani Ghulam
- First Round — Lost to Jong Jo-Ung (North Korea) after referee stopped contest in second round