Olympic Boycott Games

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The Olympic Boycott Games, formally known as the Liberty Bell Classic, were an alternative international multi-sport competition held in Philadelphia in 1980 for athletes from countries that boycotted the Moscow Summer Olympics.

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Olympic Boycott Games canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alternative Olympic event
international sports competition
multi-sport event
city Philadelphia
continent North America
country United States
endDate 1980-07-17
eventType one-off event
hadEventCategory men's athletics events
women's athletics events
hasAlternativeName Liberty Bell International Track Meet
Liberty Bell Track and Field Classic
hasCategory 1980 in athletics
Boycotts of the Olympic Games
Sports competitions in Philadelphia
hasLanguage English
hasParticipantType track and field athletes
hostedBy Amateur Athletic Union
United States Olympic Committee
hostState Pennsylvania
location Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
linked to: Franklin Field
mediaCoverageBy ABC Sports
American newspapers
motto Liberty Bell Classic
namedAfter Liberty Bell
notRecognizedBy International Olympic Committee
numberOfAthletes ~460
numberOfNations 29
officialName Liberty Bell Classic
organizedInResponseTo 1980 Summer Olympics boycott
1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
organizingCity Philadelphia
politicalContext Cold War
Soviet–Afghan War
purpose protest against Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
provide competition for boycotting athletes
relatedTo 1980 Summer Olympics
Moscow Olympics boycott
sponsoredBy Coca-Cola
PepsiCo
local Philadelphia businesses
sport athletics
startDate 1980-07-16
succeededBy 1984 Summer Olympics
venue Franklin Field
University of Pennsylvania
year 1980

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Liberty Bell Classic alsoKnownAs Olympic Boycott Games