The Japanese company Mizuno, which sponsored the torch relay at this event, was pissed off that many of the host athletes were wearing Adidas shoes instead. Joao de Oliveira and Ian Campbell were both penalized by judges in the triple jump during this Olympics. Manfred Donik
The Japanese company Mizuno, which sponsored the torch relay at this event, was pissed off that many of the host athletes were wearing Adidas shoes instead. Joao de Oliveira and Ian Campbell were both penalized by judges in the triple jump during this Olympics. Manfred Donike conducted his own drug tests at this event, debunking official claims that no one had doped. After being booed, the Polish pole vaulter Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz had an "involuntary arm spasm" and gave his eponymous fuck you gesture to the crowd during this event. The Mexican diver Carlos Giron was robbed of a gold medal after an athlete from the host country was controversially given a second chance. The opening ceremonies here featured a video piped in from (*) Salyut-6. A brown teddy bear named Misha was the mascot of this event. For 10 points, name these Olympics, boycotted by many countries opposed to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.
The Japanese company Mizuno, which sponsored the torch relay at this event, was pissed off that many of the host athletes were wearing Adidas shoes instead.
Moscow Olympics [or 1980 Summer Olympics]