Olympic/sports activity

Political Incident

1968 Mexico

2 US athletes performed Black salute and turned their back on the flag raise and anthem in support of civil rights

1972 Munich

Terrorist attack killing 11 athletes

1980 Moscow

Boycott games to protest against Afghan invasion 

1996 Atlanta

Bomb explosion

2008 Beijing

Human rights protest for unfair treatment, health concerns poor air quality

2020 Tokyo

Games cancelled due to COVID- direction from WHO

2021 Tokyo

Games continued, athletes boycott for health reasons

Colin Kapernick NFL

Knelt during national anthem against police brutality in US

Adam Goodes AFL

War dance against racism