Africa and the XXIst Olympiad
5.
1.
NOCs which participated in the Olympiad
celebration:
Ivory Coast
Senegal
2.
NOCs which actually withdrew:
Algeria
Libya
Cameroon
Mali
Chad
Morocco
Congo
Niger
Egypt
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Sudan
Ghana
Swaziland
Guyana
Togo
Upper Volta
Tunisia
Iraq
Uganda
Kenya
Zambia
3.
NOCs entered, but which did not arrive
for various reasons:
Gabon
Gambia
Madagascar
Malawi
Tanzania
Zaire
Central African Republic
4.
Sports affected by withdrawals and num-
bers of competitors involved
(see also
our final table):
Athletics
173
Basketball
14
Boxing
90
Cycling
31
Fencing
1
Football
51
(9 matches cancelled)
Handball
15
Hockey
16
(5 matches cancelled)
Judo
11
Wrestling
13
Swimming
2
Shooting
5
Volleyball
13
Weightlifting
6
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Replies to circular 4800 of 16th August
from African and other NOCs:
Kenya:
Government instructions to with-
draw.
Nigeria:
NOC withdrew.
Tanzania:
in compliance with the Orga-
nization of African Unity (OAU), resolu-
tion 24-29th June 1976 calling on all OAU
members to boycott Games (resolution
attached Annex 2).
Zaire:
not due to political considerations,
but to national priority needs re finance.
Tunisia:
have requested CSSA for infor-
mation concerning withdrawals.
Algeria:
Government interventions to
withdraw.
Uganda:
not a result of political pressure
but a fight against apartheid in sport.
Swaziland:
withdrawal done without
reference to NOC.
Guyana:
not motivated by political pres-
sure. Decision taken by NOC re parti-
cipation of New Zealand.
lraq: withdrawal by NOC as act of pro-
test on sports relations New Zealand-
South Africa.
El Salvador:
non-participation due to
purely technical aspects and for lack of
necessary funds.
Letters of withdrawal to the Mayor of the
Olympic Village
Cameroon:
reason - racial segregation.
Congo:
no reason given.
Libya:
no reason given.
Mali:
no reason given.
Niger: no reason given
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