![]() Boycott-freeįor the first time since 1972, the Games were boycott-free, due to important global political changes. ![]() The other ex-Soviet republics participated as a "unified team", although the winners were honoured under the flags of their own republics. Communism was wiped out in the Soviet Union and the USSR was divided into 15 separate countries.Īt the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the independent teams of Estonia and Latvia made their first apparition since 1936, and Lithuania sent its first team since 1928. Then there was the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of West and East Germany, as well as North and South Yemen. Apartheid was abolished in South Africa, which allowed the country to participate in the Olympic Games again, for the first time since 1960. In the years that followed the 1988 Games, the world witnessed important political changes. 06:51 Derek Redmond's inspirational race | Barcelona 1992 Barcelona 1992 | Olympic Games About the Games The Historical Changes
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |