The Goodwill Games was an international sports competition created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s. In 1979, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan caused the United States and other Western countries to boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, an act reciprocated when the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
The Jeux de la Francophonie are a combination of artistic and sporting events for the Francophonie, mostly French-speaking nations, held every four years since 1989.
Luzhniki Palace of Sports, formerly the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium, is a sports arena in Moscow, Russia, a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex. Built in 1956, it originally had a spectator capacity of 13,700. In the past it was the host site of the world and European championships in ice hockey, gymnastics, volleyball, basketball, boxing, skateboarding and other sports.
Gella Vandecaveye is a judoka from Belgium who competed at four Olympic Games.
James A. Pedro is a retired American judo competitor who won multiple World Championships and multiple bronze medals in the Olympics and World Championships. He was born October 30, 1970 in his hometown of Danvers, Massachusetts, and was trained by his father James Pedro Sr., a 1976 Olympic Alternate. He is a Shichidan, and also has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Business Economics and OBM from Brown University. His favorite judo technique is Sode Tsuri Komi Goshi, and his most effective is Juji Gatame.
The Druzhba Multipurpose Arena is an indoor arena in Moscow, Russia, part of the Luzhniki Sports Complex. It was built in 1979, and the first competition held there was the finals of the 7th USSR Summer Spartakiad. It hosted volleyball preliminaries of the 1980 Summer Olympics and was a venue of the 1986 Goodwill Games. The capacity of the arena is for 3,500 people and is the regular home venue of WVC Dynamo Moscow Volleyball team.
Yoon Dong-Sik, often anglicised to Dong-Sik Yoon, is a South Korean judoka, and mixed martial artist.
Israel has competed at the Olympic Games as a nation since 1952. Its National Olympic Committee was formed in 1933 during the British Mandate of Palestine.
Israel has sent a team to each Summer Olympic Games since 1952 and to each Winter Olympic Games since 1994. The country became a member of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in 1994.
Kim Hyuk is a South Korean judoka. He won a gold medal in the lightweight (65 kg) division at the 1997 World Judo Championships in Paris. In 1994, Kim won five international competitions including Paris Open, the Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan and the Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Judo competition in the 1986 Goodwill Games were held in Moscow, Soviet Union from 17 to 21 July 1986.
The Judo competition in the 1990 Goodwill Games were held in Seattle, United States 3 and 3 August 1990.
Judo was one of the sports at the quadrennial Goodwill Games competition. Judo competitions were held at three of the five Goodwill Games, with it featuring for a final time at the Games in 1994.
At the 1994 Goodwill Games, the athletics events were held in July at the Petrovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia. A total of 44 events were contested, of which 22 were by male and 22 by female athletes. The marathon event was dropped for the 1994 edition and racewalking events took place on the track, making the entire athletics programme a track and field-only affair. The United States won the most gold medals (18) in the athletics competition, but Russia had the greatest total medal haul, winning 41 medals, 10 of which were gold. Cuba, Great Britain and Kenya were the next best achievers in the medal count.
Figure skating at the 1994 Goodwill Games took place in Saint Petersburg, Russia at the Yubileyny Sports Palace. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event, held in August 1994, was delayed by a day after a heat wave, a power outage and lack of air conditioning resulted in the ice not being ready.
Yelena Petrova is a Russian former judoka who won a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics. Petrova won bronze as well at the 1994 Goodwill Games After ending her career in 2000 she became a judo coach.
Figure skating at the Goodwill Games was a senior international figure skating competition. It was held in July, August, or September. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Annette Peters is an American long-distance runner. She competed in the women's 3000 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She was a four-time participant at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and a three-time particiaptn at the World Championships in Athletics. She was the 3000-meter run bronze medalist at the 1994 Goodwill Games.
