Games of 1980. Changed the World

The XXII Summer Olympic Games of 1980 were a landmark event for both our country and the global community. For two weeks, the attention of people from different corners of the planet was focused on the battle for gold medals.... The Games are remembered for their mesmerizing opening and closing ceremonies and the bright achievements of athletes. Despite the "iron curtain," the Games in Moscow are considered a benchmark for their organization and the creation of the best conditions for the work of representatives of the press, radio, and television. The USSR did everything to make this event a true celebration of sports. When it came time to say goodbye, the world wept, bidding farewell to Olympian Misha — the mascot of the XXII Games. Why did the President of the United States call for a boycott of the 1980 Games in Moscow? Which athletes entered the Guinness Book of Records? What tasks had to be solved by the organizers? Fierce battles for medals, friendly meetings in the Olympic Village, touching moments at the official ceremonies — all of this describes the Games in Moscow. What else made the most closed Games, which changed the world, memorable?