Upper Volta at the 1972 Summer Olympics union team shortly before the Olympics. The majority of the 28 countries in the Olympic boycott were African nations. When the country returned to the Olympics, in 1988, they would be known as Burkina Faso. Upper Volta at the 1972 Summer Olympics The Republic of Upper Volta (as Upper Volta) competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. This was the first and only time the country participated under that name at the Olympic Games. However, the first Upper Voltan athletes took part in the Olympics at the 1924 Games as part of the French contingent. André Bicaba
Languages of Azerbaijan the above-mentioned countries, the Azerbaijani language has also been used in harmony with their languages, allowing it to borrow an excessive amount of words from their culture and in return lend words as well. This could be the reason why, regardless of being independent for almost three decades, the influence of other languages is still remarkably strong, espiecally after being 70 years under Soviet occupation, Russian language is still widely used in the country. Languages of Azerbaijan Although there are several languages native to the territory, Azerbaijani is the official language and the medium of communication of the Republic of