25 African Teams Boycott Olympics On this day, in 1976 21st modern Olympic games opens in Montreal, African teams boycott as a protest to New Zealand playing rugby in apartheid South Africa. July 17, 1976 Sport: Olympics Trivia Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine