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- Twenty-nine countries, mostly African, boycotted the Montreal Games when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) refused to ban New Zealand, after the New Zealand national rugby union team had toured South Africa earlier in 1976 in defiance of the United Nations ' calls for a sporting embargo due to their racist apartheid policies.
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In 1976, New Zealand athletes found themselves at the centre of a furore that cast a dark shadow over the Montreal Games. Earlier in the year the All Blacks had toured South Africa in defiance of United Nations' calls for a sporting embargo.
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31 July 1976. John Walker wins gold in Montreal. Following...
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The boycott by African nations over the inclusion of New Zealand, whose rugby team had played in South Africa that year, was a contributing factor in the massive protests and civil disobedience that occurred during the 1981 Springbok Tour of New Zealand.
1976: African countries boycott Olympics. The opening ceremony of the 21st Olympic Games in Montreal has been marred by the withdrawal of 25 African countries. They are all protesting...
Jul 19, 2016 · With the clock ticking toward Montreal’s opening ceremony, the boycott threat led to tense negotiations. They ended in stalemate, the IOC arguing its hands were tied because rugby was outside the...
Apr 18, 2024 · One revolved around a boycott by 22 African countries, protesting the New Zealand rugby team's tour of Apartheid South Africa, coupled with New Zealand's participation in the Olympic Games. The other controversy centred around recognition of Chinese Taipei.
In protest at a tour of South Africa by the All Blacks team early in the year, Congo's official Jean-Claude Ganga led a boycott of 28 African nations as the International Olympic Committee refused to bar the New Zealand team. [2]
Jul 17, 1976 · The 1976 Montreal Games were marred by an African boycott involving 22 countries. The boycott was organised by Tanzania to protest the fact that the New Zealand rugby team had toured Apartheid South Africa and that New Zealand was scheduled to compete in the Olympic Games.
