later, afghanistan also decided to boycott the event, becoming the eighth country to boycott the 1984 summer olympics. even later, hungary (may 16) and poland (may 17) became the ninth and tenth communist countries to join the boycott. hungary claimed the lives of its athletes would be put in danger if they were to spend time in los angeles. on the other hand, poland said that the united states was engaging in a "campaign aimed at disturbing the games".