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Afghanistan at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | AFG |
NOC | Afghanistan National Olympic Committee |
in Moscow | |
Competitors | 11 |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
While many nations boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the country's pro-Soviet puppet government sent a team to Moscow.[1]