- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Goodwill Games
- Creator:
- Starrs, Chris
- Date of Original:
- 2006-03-10
- Subject:
- Goodwill Games
Athletics
Sports - People:
- Turner, Ted
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Goodwill Games. CNN founder Ted Turner established the Goodwill Games in response to the United States' boycott of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, Russia, and the Soviet Union's boycott of the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/goodwill-games/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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