The 1976 Olympic Games held in Montreal, Canada, are remembered in sports history as the "Black Year of Montreal." Following incidents in Mexico in 1968 and the tragedy in Munich in 1972, the Olympic committee hoped that these games would proceed without political incidents. However, this hope quickly dissipated with the boycott of 22 nations protesting the presence of New Zealand in the competition.
Led by Tanzania, Guinea, and Iraq, the African boycott denounced the presence of the New Zealand team at the sporting event. New Zealand had sent its rugby team on a tour to South Africa, a country suspended from the international community due to its racist apartheid policies.
