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Olympic Games

1976 Summer Olympics

Montreal, Canada

Boycott

Kenya did not participate in the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Kenya joined other African countries in boycotting after the IOC refused to ban New Zealand, whose rugby team had toured apartheid South Africa.

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Kenya at this edition

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Edition Notes

  • Kenya boycotted with other African nations
  • Protest centred on New Zealand's rugby tour of South Africa
  • IOC refused to ban New Zealand
  • The boycott drew attention to apartheid South Africa.