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Recent talk of a sparked memories of the depleted in the 1980s.

America led a 65-nation boycott of the 1980 Games in protest of the , while the saying: "chauvinistic sentiments and an anti-Soviet hysteria are being whipped up in the United States".

was the sport most heavily affected in 1984 with 94 of the world's top 100 ranked weightlifters, 10 of them current world champions, being robbed of a chance to compete for a medal.

(pictured above left) benefitted, winning the super-heavyweight category to become an to date.

Romania did not join the Eastern Bloc pull-out, to the delight of Nicu Vlad (pictured above right) who won the 90kg division.

And also took advantage, winning Britain's last medal in the competition, finishing third behind Vlad.

A number of I have read suggested the and Los Angeles achieved little, but there are them. What are your thoughts?