Name: Episode 39 - Britain and the 1980 Olympics Boycott by History and Public Policy Program
Duration: 14 min 44 s
Description: The call for an international boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics created divisions in Britain between Margaret Thatcher's government, which supported the US boycott, and British athletes, who resented being asked to sacrifice their Olympics. Episode notes: http://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/resource/sport-in-the-cold-war/episode-39-britain-and-the-1980-olympics-boycott

International Triathlon Union Executive Board Member/USA Triathlon Executive Board President Barry Siff joins the DiploSport Podcast to discuss his wide-ranging career in business, adventure racing and multisport.

Barry was minted a U.S. Department of State Sports Envoy earlier this year and has amassed significant experience spreading triathlon around the globe, including his 2015 trip to Cuba with a rag-tag bunch of amateur triathletes and overseeing a wonderful 2016 program in Benin, held in conjunction with U.S. Embassy Cotonou.  

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Barry Siff

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Author of "Like Father, Like Son," Matt Centrowitz Sr. joins the DiploSport Podcast to discuss his own Olympic Experience in 1976, and non-experience in 1980 (boycott); running with Pre, and seeing his son win gold in Rio in 2016.

Currently the head men's and women's coach at American University, Coach weaves a fascinating tale from his days as a schoolboy standout throughout his storied career on the track and now as a head coach and father.

Links:
The Book: Like Father, Like Son http://bit.ly/Centrowitz

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Jason Bryant's NCAA Fan Guide: 
http://www.mattalkonline.com/2017-ncaa-division-i-wrestling-championship-fan-guide/

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DISCLAIMER: The views expressed are my own and not necessarily those of the U.S. Government. (See 3 FAM 4176.1 for more)

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Outro Music: Lee Rosevere, Late Night Tales (bit.ly/2b8KeRk)

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The call for an international boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics created divisions in Britain between Margaret Thatcher's government, which supported the US boycott, and British athletes, who resented being asked to sacrifice their Olympics. Episode notes: http://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/resource/sport-in-the-cold-war/episode-39-britain-and-the-1980-olympics-boycott

Episode 39 - Britain and the 1980 Olympics Boycott

Podcasts and event audio from the Woodrow Wilson Center's History and Public Policy Program, which includes the Cold War International History Project, the North Korea International Documentation Project, and the Nuclear Proliferation International History Project and is home to the Digital Archive at www.digitalarchive.org

International History Declassified, with Pieter Biersteker and Kian Byrne of the History and Policy Program focuses on interviews with historians to gain insight into their research, their sources, and their experiences.

Sport in the Cold War is hosted by Vince Hunt, and features insightful discussions with expert historians. Supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and directed by Professor Robert Edelman (UC San Diego), Professor Christopher Young (University of Cambridge), and Dr. Christian Ostermann (History and Public Policy Program, Woodrow Wilson Center).

Episode 39 - Britain and the 1980 Olympics Boycott

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