In what year did President Jimmy Carter call for a boycott of the Olympic Games?

President Jimmy Carter called for a boycott of the Olympic Games in 1980 in response to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979. This decision was part of a broader strategy to protest Soviet aggression and to pressure the USSR to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. The U.S. led an international coalition of nations that chose not to participate in the Moscow Olympics, which was a significant moment in Cold War history as it highlighted the political tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. The boycott involved not just athletes but also an appeal to countries around the world, demonstrating the intersection of sports and global political issues during that era.