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Today in Sports - The Summer Olympics open in Los Angeles with a record 140 nations competing
The Soviet Union and 13 Communist allies boycott the Games, leaving Los Angeles with a record 140 nations and a thinner field.
- The Summer Olympics opened in Los Angeles with a record 140 nations competing, marking the largest international gathering for the games.
- Boycotting the event are the Soviet Union and 13 Communist allies, including Cuba and East Germany, protesting the games' proceedings.
- Decades earlier, the Summer Olympics opened in Amsterdam when the Olympic flame was lit for the first time, establishing a lasting tradition.
- Elite performers set world records at the games; Russian Evgueni Sadovyi became the Summer Olympics' first triple gold medalist in the 400-meter freestyle.
- International sportsmanship defines the event as athletes from across the globe converge in Los Angeles to advance the Summer Olympics' enduring legacy.
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Today in Sports - The Summer Olympics open in Los Angeles with a record 140 nations competing
July 28
·Nebraska, United States
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On 28 July, the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan will open an exhibition entitled "From Athens to Astana: Olympic artifacts from Vladimir Potanin's collection." The exhibition will mark the 130th anniversary of the first Olympic Games of today and will be part of the cultural programme of the international multi-sport tournament "The Games of the Future".
·Moscow, Russian Federation (the)
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