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The Dates of the Games,
the Calendar and Events
Timetable
To ensure that the athletes were
well prepared for the Olympic Games
the OCOG-80 was busy to adopt relevant
decisions and inform all the
National Olympic Committees of them
as early as possible.
First of all the dates of the Games
had to be fixed. This called for an
analysis of a host of factors. As a
result the Organising Committee
suggested holding the Games between
July 19 and August 3, 1980.
These dates were selected on the
basis of hydrometeorological data collated
for Moscow over the last 100
years. They showed that the second
half of July and the beginning of
August was the most favourable
period to hold the Games in, climatic
conditions in Moscow then being fairly
constant: the average monthly
temperature is +18 or 19°C. The lowest
daily temperature— + 12.8°C—
13.4°C (at 4-5 a.m.) and the highest—
+23.4°C—24.5°C (at 2-3 p.m.). Relative
humidity fluctuates from 40 per
cent to 68 per cent. The average
precipitation is 2-4 mm, mainly taking
the form of brief showers. The average
number of cloudy days is 3-4 during
the month.
It should be noted that, as had
been expected, the weather conditions
in Moscow during the Games turned
out to be favourable and the same can
be said for Tallinn and other Olympic
cities.
When fixing the dates for the
Games due attention was paid to the
time of holding traditional international
competitions in summer Olympic
sports.
The OCOG-80 put its suggestions
with regard to the dates to the IOC
four and a half years before the
Games were due to start. The 77th
IOC session in February 1976 in Innsbruck
approved these suggestions,
making it possible for the organisers
of the Games to plan their preparatory
work, to successfully resolve the material
and technical provisions for the
events, to prepare the cultural programme
in the best way, etc.
At the same time this allowed IFs
to better plan the traditional world
championships and tournaments held
in various regions. Athletes taking part
in the Olympic Games to come were
given an opportunity to plan their
training so as to achieve the "peak" of
their sporting form in all the pre-
Olympic seasons.
At its 78th session in Montreal held
in July 1976 the IOC examined and
approved the OCOG-80's suggestions
on holding the games of the XXII
Olympiad in 199 different events as
182
approved by the 75th session of the
IOC.
At the request of certain IFs the
June 1977 Prague IOC session
broadened the sports programme: the
50-km walk was restored, a new
weight division of up to 100 kg was
introduced in weightlifting, and the
weight divisions applied in judo were
completely changed, as a result of
which their total number increased
from six to eight.
In yachting the Tempest Class was
replaced by the Star.
Thus, 203 different events were
included in the programme for the
Games of the XXII Olympiad.
Athletics: women —100 m, 200 m,
400 m, 800 m, 1,500 m; 100 m hurdles,
4x100 m and 4x400 m relays, longjump
and high-jump, shot put, discus
and javelin throwing, pentathlon;
men —100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m,
1,500 m, 5,000 m, 10,000 m, 110 m
hurdles, 400 m hurdles, 3,000 m steeplechase,
42 km 195 m (marathon),
4x100 m relay and 4x400 m relay, 20and
50-km walk, high-jump, longjump,
triple jump, vaulting, shot put,
discus and javelin throwing, pentathlon.
Rowing: women—single sculls,
double sculls, pair-oars, quadruple
sculls, four-oars, eights;
men—single sculls, double sculls,
pair-oars without coxswain, pair-oars
with coxswain, quadruple sculls, fouroars
without coxswain, four-oars with
coxswain, eights.
Basketball: women's and men's
teams.
Boxing: weight divisions—light
flyweight up to 48 kg, flyweight up to
51 kg, bantamweight up to 54 kg,
featherweight up to 57 kg, lightweight
up to 60 kg, light welterweight up to
63.5 kg, welterweight up to 67, light
middleweight up to 71 kg, middleweight
up to 75 kg, light
heavyweight up to 81 kg, heavyweight
over 81 kg.
Canoeing: women—kayak singles
500 m, kayak pairs 500 m; men —
kayak singles 500 m, kayak pairs 500
m, Canadian singles 500 m, Canadian
pairs 500 m, kayak singles 1,000 m,
kayak pairs 1,000 m, kayak fours
1,000 m, Canadian singles 1,000 m,
Canadian pairs 1,000 m.
Cycling: 1 km time trial, individual
sprint (3 laps of the track), 4,000 m
individual pursuit, 4,000 m team pursuit;
individual road race (circuit), 189
km, 100 km team time trial.
Equestrian sports: three-day
event—individual and team, jumping
Grand Prix—individual and team,
dressage—individual and team.