BOYCOTT: STOLEN DREAM OF THE 1980 MOSCOW OLYMPIC GAMES ($25.95, New Chapter Press, Boycott1980, available for sale and download on Amazon here: amazon/Boycott-Stolen-Dreams-Moscow-Olympic/dp/0942257405/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374072081&sr=8-1&keywords=boycott+stolen+dreams+of+the+1980+moscow+olympic+games) chronicles the stories of 18 elite American athletes who trained thousands of hours for their once-in-a-lifetime chance at Olympic glory in Moscow only to become pawns in a political Cold War chess match between superpowers. The book also outlines the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan that led to the boycott, efforts by a group of athletes to overturn the boycott by legal means, and the entire 1980 team eventually receiving the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award which is bestowed by the United States Congress.
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