1968 Summer Olympics - Boycotting Countries

Boycotting Countries

North Korea withdrew its athletes from Cuba immediately prior to the beginning of the Olympics when the IOC refused to refer to the country by its official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or DPRK.

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