Non-participating Countries
Sixty-five countries did not participate in the Olympics despite being invited. While some of these may not have participated because of the boycott, some did not participate for economic reasons. Qatar was not invited to take part.
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*Qatar did not attend the Games because they were not invited by the International Olympic Committee.
**Chinese Taipei / Taiwan did not attend because of the 1979 Nagoya Resolution, in which the People's Republic of China agreed to participate in the IOC if the Republic of China/Taiwan were referred to as "Chinese Taipei".
Read more about this topic: 1980 Summer Olympics Boycott
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