Olympics chief feard IRA-inspired demonstration

A top Olympian feared Irish athletes competing in the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games would stage an IRA-inspired demonstration.

Olympics chief feard IRA-inspired demonstration
Thu, 30 Dec, 2010 - 08:42

A top Olympian feared Irish athletes competing in the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games would stage an IRA-inspired demonstration.

Ken Ryan, chef de mission of the Ireland team, told diplomats he was also worried that competitors would go on a drinking binge in the Russian capital due to stress.

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