Word: olympiad
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...only exception in Europe was Great Britain, where Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, appearing before the House of Commons, endorsed a shift of the Games. More than 100 members of Parliament signed motions urging the I.O.C. to move the Olympiad...
...games, a sort of "Free World Olympics" in which nations boycotting the Moscow Games would compete. This would enable athletes from the U.S. and other nations who have been training for years to take part in an international contest, though obviously not one carrying the historic prestige of an Olympiad...