has held many Olympic Games in various countries. It is an extremely glorious thing to be able to host the Olympic Games in one's own country. Winning a gold medal in the Olympic Games is a symbol of a country's honor. The annual Olympic Games can be said to be a tense and exciting moment for people around the world.
The 2008 Olympic Games was a very successful Olympic Games held in Beijing, and our country achieved such excellent results as first place in the 2008 Olympic Games.
Hosting an Olympic Games is not an easy task. It not only requires financial, manpower, and material resources, but also ensures that the competition can proceed smoothly, and the fairness of the competition is also ensured.
Once the Olympic Games begin, athletes from all countries will come to the country hosting the Olympic Games. During this period, the safety of the athletes must be ensured, and all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation must be taken care of, because it is related to the face of the country.
Chinese people from all countries are always paying attention to their own country, hoping that their country can win the championship, and they are also supervising the fairness of this game.
But there is one country that hosted the most failed Olympic Games. It was boycotted by 67 countries or regions, and the gold medal was directly devalued by 50%. It was the 1980 Moscow Olympics in the Soviet Union.
At that time, the Soviet Union spent almost everything to hold this Olympic Games, but it was opposed by 67 countries. In the end, could only end badly. What was the reason behind this?
Background of the Moscow Olympics
The level of each country is different, so the effects of the Olympic Games are also different. Every country wants to increase its influence through the Olympic Games, and they all want to report the Olympic Games that attract world attention, and the Soviet Union is no exception. .
There is another reason why the Soviet Union attaches great importance to the Olympic Games, and that is that there was a tough competitor in the United States at that time. At that time, the International Olympic Committee decided to choose one of two places to hold the Olympic Games: Moscow, the Soviet Union, and Los Angeles, the United States. , so these two countries tried their best to get the Olympic Committee to come to their side.
This Olympic Games has long been covered with a strong color . During that period, the United States was in head-to-head confrontation with other countries and its power was weakened. The Soviet Union was expanding its armaments and planned to further expand its influence. In this regard, the Soviet Union occupied advantages.
After careful consideration by the International Olympic Committee, it finally decided to host the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union. This made the Soviet Union attach great importance to it, so began to plan the Olympics closely, for fear of making any mistakes..
The Soviet government spent 9 billion to repair its own city and expand and renovate the Moscow Stadium, which can accommodate 1 billion spectators. The Soviet Union wanted to tell other countries how powerful it was through this Olympics, so it prepared carefully for a long time. After looking forward to it for a long time, finally ruined all the efforts because of one of his own actions.
The Moscow Olympics in the Soviet Union was boycotted
By 1980, 67 countries around the world refused to participate in the Moscow Olympics , which caused the Soviet Union to lose all its money. The 9 billion the Soviet Union spent was equivalent to wasted.
What led to this result was the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. Hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan . This made many countries very dissatisfied. 67 peace-loving countries openly boycotted the Olympic Games.
1979 was already the modern world, calling for peace. The Soviet Union was arrogant, ignored the dissuasion of various countries, and invaded Afghanistan for its own interests in the peaceful era. The most important thing is that the Olympic Games called for peace, and invaded when the Olympic Games were coming. In Afghanistan, this behavior aroused everyone's anger, and many countries began to boycott the Olympic Games.
The Olympic Games was very cold, with only eight countries participating. Some countries even sent only one athlete to participate. It can be seen that the Soviet Union spent 9 billion to host this Olympics which is meaningless.
At that time, the Soviet Union's global status was not inferior to that of the United States. The Olympic Games ended so hastily, which caused the Soviet Union to lose face. This was also caused by the Soviet Union itself.
This behavior of the Soviet Union seriously damaged the interests of its archenemy, the United States. The United States decided to "sanction" the Soviet Union, but the Soviet Union's strength should not be underestimated. A head-on confrontation would only hurt both sides. In the end, it took the lead in calling on various countries to boycott the Olympic Games.
The call of the United States made many peace-loving countries support . In the end, many countries began to boycott, and the United States reaped the benefits.
violates the spirit of the Olympic Games.
The purpose of hosting the Olympic Games is peace, and the most important point is fairness. In this Olympic Games, the Soviet Union favored its own country's athletes, which seriously violated the spirit of the Olympic Games.
There were mostly Soviet athletes in this game, so the Soviet Union had the final say on all rules. The Soviet Union won first place with an absolute advantage. This made many countries dissatisfied with the Soviet Union.
At the closing ceremony, the mascot Misha had white decorations under her eyes, as if she was crying. The mascot of the Moscow Olympics, Misha, left "tears" during the closing ceremony, as if they were silent. It confirms the tragedy of this game.
Everyone knows that because of the collective absence of Western countries, the Soviet Union's victory was completely self-directed and self-acted. The Soviet media deceived themselves. This was a complete farce and eventually became the laughing stock of the world.
The Soviet Union reaped the consequences.
Because it spent huge sums of money to host the Olympic Games, the Soviet Union's economy declined significantly after the Olympic Games. This huge economic loss can only be borne by the Soviet Union itself.
The war in Afghanistan caused the Soviet Union's status to plummet, which made the Soviet Union's already blood-depleted situation worse. Without this war, based on the Soviet Union's international status at the time, the influence of the Olympic Games would have been great.
What is even more surprising is that all countries actively participated in the Olympic Games held in Los Angeles, USA, and even exceeded previous records. Everyone was enthusiastic. However, the Soviet Union called on everyone to boycott the Olympic Games at this time. The results can be imagined.
This ridiculous result aroused ridicule from various countries, so much so that some public opinion said that the gold medals in this Olympic Games were directly devalued by 50%! The Soviet Union originally planned to use the Moscow Olympics to increase its influence, but in the end it backfired and became the laughing stock of the world. This was also the consequence of its invasion of Afghanistan.
promotes the spirit of the Olympic Games.
The Olympic Games can allow various countries to exchange cultures in a friendly manner. promotes the spirit of sports, inspires people to unite and face challenges actively, and can promote their own national spirit.
The Olympic Games is the highest state that athletes aspire to. The more important meaning is for world unity and peace. The most important spirit is to be fair and just. The hosting process of the Olympic Games is supervised by the whole world. The Olympic Games of "unity, peace and friendship" The spirit should not be violated.
