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.
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
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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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