1986 Goodwill Games
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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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| 1986 Goodwill Games canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1986 Goodwill Games Context triple: [Goodwill Games, firstEdition, 1986 Goodwill Games]
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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.
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1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics, held in Barcelona, Spain, were a landmark Games noted for the debut of the U.S. "Dream Team" in men's basketball and the end of the Soviet Union's participation as a unified team.
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C.
1983 Pan American Games
The 1983 Pan American Games were a major multi-sport event for nations across the Americas, serving as an important international competition and qualifier for other global tournaments.
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1990 Commonwealth Games
The 1990 Commonwealth Games were an international multi-sport event for athletes from Commonwealth nations, held in Auckland, New Zealand.
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1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in Seoul that marked South Korea’s emergence on the global stage and featured the last Games in which both the Soviet Union and East Germany competed.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1986 Goodwill Games Target entity description: 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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A.
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.
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B.
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics, held in Barcelona, Spain, were a landmark Games noted for the debut of the U.S. "Dream Team" in men's basketball and the end of the Soviet Union's participation as a unified team.
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C.
1983 Pan American Games
The 1983 Pan American Games were a major multi-sport event for nations across the Americas, serving as an important international competition and qualifier for other global tournaments.
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D.
1990 Commonwealth Games
The 1990 Commonwealth Games were an international multi-sport event for athletes from Commonwealth nations, held in Auckland, New Zealand.
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E.
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in Seoul that marked South Korea’s emergence on the global stage and featured the last Games in which both the Soviet Union and East Germany competed.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Goodwill Games
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international sports competition ⓘ multi-sport event ⓘ |
| aimedToImproveRelationsBetween | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimedToImproveRelationsBetween | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfHostCountry |
Asia
NERFINISHED
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Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1986-07-20 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Ted Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfDiplomacy | sports diplomacy ⓘ |
| hostCity | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inauguralEdition | true ⓘ |
| languageOfHostCountry | Russian ⓘ |
| mainVenueCity | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 1990 Goodwill Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableParticipantNation |
China
NERFINISHED
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East Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSport |
athletics
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basketball ⓘ boxing ⓘ cycling ⓘ fencing ⓘ gymnastics ⓘ swimming ⓘ volleyball ⓘ weightlifting ⓘ wrestling ⓘ |
| notableVenue | Luzhniki Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfAthletes | 3000 ⓘ |
| numberOfEvents | 182 ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingNations | 79 ⓘ |
| numberOfSports | 18 ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| organizedDuringLeadershipOf | Mikhail Gorbachev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Goodwill Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1984 Summer Olympics boycotts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | ease Cold War tensions through athletic competition ⓘ |
| startDate | 1986-07-05 ⓘ |
| televisionRightsHolder | Turner Broadcasting System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 1986 Goodwill Games Description of subject: 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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