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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Goodwill Games
ⓘ
international sports competition ⓘ multi-sport event ⓘ |
| aimedToImproveRelationsBetween | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimedToImproveRelationsBetween | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfHostCountry |
Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
East Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSport |
athletics
ⓘ
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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