2014 Event Rafael Nadal, title winner of the 2013 U.S. Open, will not participate in the 2014 championship due to a wrist injury 2013 Event Falkland Island voters head to the polls to participate in their general election and elect Legislative Assembly members 2013 Event Tajikistan voters head to the polls to participate in the country's presidential election 2012 Event In France, voters participate in a legislative election, with the Socialist Party winning a majority 2011 Event Over 45,000 runners participate in the New York City marathon; Geoffrey Mutai and Firehiwot Dado win the mens and women's races 2011 Event Columbian voters participate in local gubernatorial and mayoral elections which include Medellin, Cali and Bogota 2011 Event The Pope, Benedict XVI, becomes the first pontiff to participate in a televised interview session, pre-recorded for Italian television 2011 Event Voters in Uganda participate in the Ugandan general election; voters fear the election is rigged to extend the 30-year rule of rebel Yoweri Museveni 2011 Event Over half a million people participate in the world's largest wildlife survey after extreme cold drives exotic birds into Britain's back gardens 2011 Event In Egypt, tens of thousands of people participate in a 'day of revolt' to protest against the government 2010 Event 60 countries are invited to participate in Iran's two-day nuclear disarmament conference in Tehran April 17 - 18; China says it will attend 2009 Event Tens of thousands in Rome, Italy, participate in a demonstration demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Silvio Burlusconi 2009 Event A crowd of 50,000 people participate in a memorial service at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park 1988 Event U.S.S.R. announces it will participate in Seoul Summer Olympics 1986 Event 100 participate in Nude Olympics race in 38 degrees F (3 degrees C), Indiana 1985 Event Rock and country musicians participate in FarmAid in Champaign, Ill 1984 Event U.S.S.R. announces it will not participate in LA Summer Olympics 1984 Event 1700 skiers participate in an alpine event at Are Sweden 1968 Event 50,000 participate in Solidarity Day March of Poor People's Campaign 1951 Event International Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics 1935 Event Pacific Assoc of AAU votes not to participate in Berlin Olympics 1916 Event U.S. Senate agrees (82-6) to participate in WW I
