The Friendship Games
The Friendship Games is an international multi-sport event that was first held in the Soviet Union and other socialist states as an alternative to the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In response to the exclusion of many Russian teams and events from elite international sport, another Friendship Games has been organized to be held shortly after the Summer Olympics in Paris
Friendship Games 1984: held between 2 July and 16 September 1984 in the Soviet Union and eight other socialist states which had boycotted the 1984 LA Olympics. Athletes from about 50 nations took part in the competition. Sporting competitions were held in 22 of the Olympic disciplines at the time (all except football and synchronized swimming), and also the non-Olympic sports of table tennis, tennis, and sambo wrestling.
World Friendship Games 2025: originally planned be held in Russia in September 2024, shortly after the Summer Olympics in Paris, it is now postponed until 2025.
Related Pages
- Alternative Olympic Games — events organized in response to boycotts or sanctions by the IOC as an alternative to the Olympic Games.
- 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
- Complete List of Multi-Sport Events from around the world.
- About International Multi-Events
- About Sport in the Soviet Union
- World sports calendar
- Multi-Sport Events (Games) Calendar
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