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Since the dawn of time, competition has existed. And for thousands of years, the human
spirit has thrived on games of skill. In the ancient Greek city-state of Olympia,
the most celebrated sporting event in the world today evolved. The Olympic Games came
arose from our collective quest to see who best could run, throw, or merely last. The
official motto of the Games -- "Citius, Altius, Fortius" (Swifter, Higher, Stronger) --
says it all.
The Olympic Games of the 1980s
(1980,
1984, and
1988) showcased some of the finest
the world had to offer in sporting competitions. Athletes such as Mary Lou Retton,
Carl Lewis, and Nadia Comaneci leapt into our homes and hearts as the world stopped
momentarily to watch the festivities.
Political disagreements, however, prevented many great athletes from appearing in both
the '80 and '84 Olympics. These competitions were marred by both the United States and the
Soviet Union -- the U.S. boycotting the 1980 Summer Games and the Soviets following suit at
the 1984 Summer Games. Intended to be a source of universal brotherhood amongst people
from all around the globe, the people (especially the athletes) were the ones punished by
these entirely political actions... not the opposing governments. It is a shame that the
following statistics recorded here in this section of The 80s Server cannot reflect the
achievements of those who were not allowed to attend the events they had worked towards
their entire lives simply because our leaders couldn't remember the basic tenets of
the Olympic Games.
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