Melbourne Summer Games As quarantine laws don't allow the entry of foreign horses, equestrian events are held in Stockholm in June. The rest of the Games start in late November, when it's Summer in the Southern Hemisphere. Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden boycott the games in protest of the Soviet invasion of Hungary. Egypt, Lebanon, and Iraq do the same as a result of the Suez crisis. The People's Republic of China refuses to participate due to the inclusion of the Republic of China (Taiwan). East and West Germany are represented by one combined team. The Soviets dominate the field, winning 98 medals, while the Americans take 74. In the Closing Ceremonies, for the first time, athletes from all nations enter the stadium in unity, rather than marching in by nation.
