Yachtsmen vent their feelings
NZPA-Reuter Tallinn Yachtsmen from six Western countries staged a silent protest against Soviet intervention in Afghanistan by not flying their national flags at the start of the Olympic regatta, on Sunday. Teams from Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland boycotted the opening parade entirely, and were represented only by Olympic flagbearers. Their Danish and Spancolleagues took part in the ceremony, but did not fly their Olympic flags.
The protest left noticeable gaps in the already depleted ranks of Olympic yachtsmen. Backing for the Ameri-can-led boycott of the Games has been stronger in yachting than in other sports. Only 23 cuntries are competing in Tailinn, compared with 40 at the 1976 Olympic regatta in Kingston, Ontario. Soviet television avoided naming the participating countries in its live coverage of the event, although viewers did catch a glimpse of two of the protesters’ Olympic flags.
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Press, 22 July 1980, Page 23
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