October 8, 2026

East Germany and North Korea were both part of a Soviet-led boycott of this major sporting event, which involved fourteen Eastern Bloc countries. It was held in Los Angeles, and the boycott was a response to the American-led boycott of the Moscow Games four years earlier. Which multi-sport competition did they skip?

A 1984 Summer Olympics
B 1996 Summer Olympics
C Commonwealth Games
D Ice Hockey World Championships

Germany (East Germany) and Korea (North Korea) both joined the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Fifteen countries took part in that boycott, which was a response to the American-led boycott of the 1980 Moscow Games.

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