1998 Goodwill Games
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The 1998 Goodwill Games were an international multi-sport competition that brought together elite athletes from around the world in a format similar to the Olympics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1998 Goodwill Games canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13481064 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1998 Goodwill Games Context triple: [Ray Mercer, participatedIn, 1998 Goodwill Games]
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A.
2001 Goodwill Games
The 2001 Goodwill Games were the last edition of the international multi-sport event, held in Brisbane, Australia, featuring athletes from around the world in Olympic-style competitions.
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B.
1986 Goodwill Games
The 1986 Goodwill Games were the inaugural international multi-sport event held in Moscow, created to ease Cold War tensions through athletic competition.
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C.
1999 Pan American Games
The 1999 Pan American Games were a major multi-sport event for athletes from across the Americas, held in Winnipeg, Canada.
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D.
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in Sydney, Australia, featuring thousands of athletes from around the world competing across a wide range of disciplines.
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E.
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in Atlanta, Georgia, marking the centennial of the modern Olympic Games.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1998 Goodwill Games Target entity description: The 1998 Goodwill Games were an international multi-sport competition that brought together elite athletes from around the world in a format similar to the Olympics.
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A.
2001 Goodwill Games
The 2001 Goodwill Games were the last edition of the international multi-sport event, held in Brisbane, Australia, featuring athletes from around the world in Olympic-style competitions.
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B.
1986 Goodwill Games
The 1986 Goodwill Games were the inaugural international multi-sport event held in Moscow, created to ease Cold War tensions through athletic competition.
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C.
1999 Pan American Games
The 1999 Pan American Games were a major multi-sport event for athletes from across the Americas, held in Winnipeg, Canada.
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D.
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in Sydney, Australia, featuring thousands of athletes from around the world competing across a wide range of disciplines.
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E.
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in Atlanta, Georgia, marking the centennial of the modern Olympic Games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Goodwill Games
ⓘ
international sporting competition ⓘ multi-sport event ⓘ |
| broadcastBy |
CBS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
TBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingDate | 1998-08-02 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| editionNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2001 Goodwill Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Ted Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCity |
Hempstead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mitchel Field NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ Uniondale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostRegion | Long Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostState | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | Friendship Through Sport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAthletesParticipated |
Alexander Popov
GENERATED
ⓘ
Michael Johnson GENERATED ⓘ Svetlana Khorkina GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfEvents | over 200 ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingAthletes | more than 1,300 ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingNations | over 60 ⓘ |
| numberOfSports | 15 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1998-07-19 ⓘ |
| organizer | Turner Broadcasting System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Goodwill Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1994 Goodwill Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryVenue | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryVenueLocation | Uniondale, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to promote international goodwill through sport ⓘ |
| similarTo | Olympic Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Coca-Cola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
General Motors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sportsIncluded |
athletics
ⓘ
basketball ⓘ beach volleyball ⓘ boxing ⓘ cycling ⓘ diving ⓘ fencing ⓘ figure skating ⓘ gymnastics ⓘ judo ⓘ rowing ⓘ swimming ⓘ synchronized swimming ⓘ water polo ⓘ weightlifting ⓘ wrestling ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
August 1998
ⓘ
July 1998 ⓘ |
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Subject: 1998 Goodwill Games Description of subject: The 1998 Goodwill Games were an international multi-sport competition that brought together elite athletes from around the world in a format similar to the Olympics.
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