Children can discover which country boycotted which games and why, or learn that the Irish Republican Army once caused a bicycle race pile-up.

"You have to remember that in 1980, at the Moscow Games, that was the flag they used for athletes whose countries were boycotting the Games."

Nigerians made their views clear last weekend, as practically the entire country boycotted elections for a national assembly.

Several Arab and African countries are boycotting the meeting.

After the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, the United States and 64 other countries boycotted.

The country boycotted the 1980 games along with many other countries.

Nine countries boycotted the conference entirely.

The Olympics are supposed to be apolitical, but many countries, including the United States in 1980, have boycotted the Games to make political points.

Fourteen countries boycotted the conference.

Seven countries boycotted the Games for three different reasons.