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	Goodwill Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Goodwill Games were an international athletics competition, created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympics of the 1980s.
		Russians set 5 world records in the weightlifting section, and the games were the first major international event to feature beach volleyball, which would appear at the Olympics for the first time at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
		Ted Turner's last games were in 1998 in New York City, with memorable highlights including Joyner-Kersee winning her 4th straight heptathlon title, and the US 4x400m relay team setting a world's best time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Goodwill_Games (288 words)

	GOODWILL GAMES NOTE
		The men's Goodwill Games 200m is set for Sunday, July 19 and the men's 400m is scheduled on Tuesday, July 21.
		The Goodwill Games are hosted through a combined effort between Goodwill Games, Inc. and the participating sports federations, in conjunction with the appropriate state, city and county governmental agencies.
		Goodwill Games, Inc., a division of Turner Sports and Time Warner, Inc., is responsible for all aspects of the event.
	www.canoe.ca /StatsGEN/BC-GEN-LGNS-GDTRKSKED-R.html (736 words)

	ABC Sport - The Goodwill Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Goodwill Games is the biggest multi-sport event in the world in 2001.
		The Goodwill Games have fond memories for Kwan who first stamped her name on the sport two weeks after her 14th birthday, winning a silver medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in St Petersburg.
		An Olympic gold is what she now craves, and with the Goodwill Games in Brisbane taking place just six months ahead of the Salt Lake City Olympics, Kwan sees the meet as an ideal warm-up.
	www.abc.net.au /goodwillgames/sports.htm (3038 words)

	1998 Goodwill Games News Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Planning for the Games, scheduled for July 19-August 2, 1998 in New York and the metropolitan area, will be coordinated between the New York office and the Goodwill Games headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
		The 1998 Goodwill Games have re-defined "goodwill." Since the Games were inaugurated 10 years ago, the world's situation has changed dramatically, overcoming the forces that initially led R.E. Turner, vice chairman of Time Warner and founder of the Games, to conceptualize and host the Goodwill Games.
		The Goodwill Games are hosted through a combined effort between Goodwill Games, Inc., participating sports federations and the Russian Olympic Committee, in conjunction with the appropriate state, city and county governmental agencies.
	www.businesswire.com /emk/goodwill/goodn224.htm (462 words)

	1998 Goodwill Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The 1998 Goodwill Games are in the New York (N.Y.) metropolitan area, concentrated in Manhattan and on Long Island.
		Goodwill Games, Inc., a subsidiary of TBS, is responsible for all aspects of the Games.
		The Goodwill Games were created in response to the United States' absence from the 1980 Olympic Summer Games and the Soviet Union's absence from the 1984 Olympic Summer Games.
	www.businesswire.com /emk/goodwill/goodqna.htm (1522 words)

	Goodwill Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The games have been a success in the athletic arena but have lost millions of dollars each occasion they have been held.
		The 1998 Games in New York City were highlighted by a World Record on the track in the Men's 4x400 relay.
		Shortly after the games in Brisbane, Australia Time Warner (who had purchased the games from Ted Turner) announced that no more games would be held after the 2001 edition.
	www.internationalgames.net /goodwill.htm (106 words)

	Goodwill Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Though I have never heard of these games, today we have the Goodwill Games which Mason noted are the most prestigious international multi-sport invitational in the world, where athletes come together to put their greatness to the test.
		The Goodwill Games were established by Ted Turner during the Cold War as a cultural-exchange thing involving the US and the USSR.
		The 1986 Goodwill Games Flag was a white rectangle with the Russian version of the games logo in the center.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/int@gg.html (1494 words)

	Goodwill Games -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The first Games, held in (A city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation) Moscow in 1986, featured 182 events and attracted over 3,000 athletes representing 79 countries.
		The 1994 Games were held in St. Petersburg, (A federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state) Russia, with the Soviet Union replaced by now independent republics.
		Russians set 5 world records in the (Exercise by lifting weights) weightlifting section, and the games were the first major international event to feature (Click link for more info and facts about beach volleyball) beach volleyball, which would appear at the Olympics for the first time at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/go/goodwill_games.htm (335 words)

	TIMBERWOLVES: Saunders Named Head Coach of 2001 USA Basketball Men''s Goodwill Games Team
		The USA is the defending Goodwill champions having won the gold in New York at the 1998 Games with a thrilling 93-85 overtime win over Australia.
		The Goodwill Games were founded by AOL Time Warner Vice Chairman R.E. Turner in 1986 to ensure that the world's best athletes have the opportunity to compete in world class competition.
		The five previous Goodwill Games have alternated between the United States and Russia; however, future Goodwill Games will be staged in countries around the world in both winter and summer formats.
	www.nba.com /timberwolves/news/saunders_goodwill_010321.html (946 words)

	GOODWILL GAMES NOTE
		The Goodwill Games figure skating competition is presented by MCI.
		Goodwill Games President Mike Plant said that relationships with sponsors like MCI are key to delivering world-class athletes to the Goodwill Games competition menu.
		The 1998 Goodwill Games are scheduled July 19 - August 2 in Manhattan, Nassau County and Staten Island.
	www.canoe.ca /StatsGEN/BC-GEN-LGNS-GOODFIGSKT-R.html (834 words)

	Goodwill Games Live!
		The Goodwill Games, founded as a result of an extraordinary vision of international goodwill through world-class competition, have grown to become a premier international, multi-sport event and an important fixture on the international sports schedule.
		The 1998 Goodwill Games are scheduled for July 19-August 2 in the New York metropolitan area (Manhattan and Long Island), the Games showcase 15 of the most popular sports.
		The world's situation has changed since the Games were first held in Moscow in 1986, and the original impetus for founding the Games no longer exists.
	www.earthcam.com /events/Goodwill_Games/info.html (207 words)

	Lateline - 29/8/2001: Australians dominate the pool at Goodwill Games . Australian Broadcasting Corp
		IAN ECKERSLEY: Goodwill Games founder Ted Turner is like a doting parent when it comes to the detail of the multi sports event which he's brought to the world.
		TED TURNER, GOODWILL GAMES FOUNDER: There are still a lot of serious problems in the world and you can't get too much goodwill.
		IAN ECKERSLEY: Goodwill was overtaken by a competitive spirit today, the Australian women making an impressive start by easily beating a world all-stars team in their head-to-head match.
	www.abc.net.au /lateline/stories/s354797.htm (322 words)

	ABC Sport - The Goodwill Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Goodwill Games is not all about sport - organisers are also promoting a range of cultural events running parallel to the sporting events.
		The Goodwill Games has suffered an enormous blow with news that 100m world record holder and world and Olympic champion Maurice Greene has been forced to withdraw.
		Goodwill Games organisers opened the media centre at the Brisbane Exhibition and Convention Centre on Monday night with the traditional drinks and nibbles.
	www.abc.net.au /goodwillgames (5193 words)

	Goodwill Games -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		As a result of the United States boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow and the Soviet Union not attending the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Calif., athletes from these countries were deprived of the opportunity to face one another in sports competition.
		The major festivals were the Olympic Games, held at Olympia; the Pythian Games, at Delphi; the Nemean Games, at Nemea; and the Isthmian Games, at Corinth.
		She was the first U.S. woman to set a world record in multievent competition and the first to break the 7,000-point barrier, with 7,148 points in the heptathlon at the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9324860 (791 words)

	GOVERNOR, OLYMPIANS: 100 DAYS UNTIL LAKE PLACID GOODWILL GAMES
		Goodwill Games President Mike Plant said, "I'd like to thank Governor Pataki for his efforts in ensuring the completion of this project in time for the 2000 Winter Goodwill Games.
		The 1998 Summer Goodwill Games, hosted in New York City and Long Island, secured the event as a world-class leader in multi-sports events and were the most successful games to date.
		The Goodwill Games began in 1986 to breakdown tensions between the USA and Soviet Bloc nations.
	www.state.ny.us /governor/press/99/nov8_1_99.htm (1134 words)

	2001 Goodwill Games - Terms & Conditions
		In the event of cancellation or change, 2001 Goodwill Games Travel Office will offer alternative arrangements if any are available or, if alternatives are not available or are reasonably acceptable to you, it will refund that part of any money paid which relates to the accommodation package or service that has been cancelled or changed.
		In particular 2001 Goodwill Games Travel Office will not be liable (subject to any statutory provisions having contrary effect) for any loss or damage sustained because of delays or inconvenience that might be experienced during your stay of accommodation.
		Compensate 2001 Goodwill Games Brisbane Ltd for any damage, loss, liability or injury 2001 Goodwill Games Brisbane Ltd may suffer as a result of their wilful, reckless or negligent acts or omissions at a venue.
	www.harveyworld.com.au /2001Goodwillgames/b_conditions.htm (1225 words)

	1998 Goodwill Games
		The Goodwill Games are an international, multi-sport invitational that unites the world's best athletes.
		The Games have their signature, finals-only format for individual events, which means there are no preliminaries or qualification heats.
		The 1998 Goodwill Games, scheduled for July 19-August 2 in the New York metropolitan area (Manhattan, Nassau County and Staten Island), will showcase approximately 1,500 of the world's best athletes from more than 60 countries competing in 15 sports.
	www.volleyball.org /goodwill (769 words)

	Goodwill Games in jeopardy?
		Turner Broadcasting announced from its Atlanta headquarters that it was pulling the plug on the Goodwill Games, its made-for-television version of the Olympics.
		No financial figures have yet been issued for the 2001 Goodwill Games, which were staged in Brisbane, Australia, but it seems that the decision has been made in large part due to financial pressures.
		The Goodwill Games were founded in 1986 by Ted Turner following debilitating east-west political boycotts of the 1980 Moscow Olympics and the Los Angeles Games four years later.
	www.insidetri.com /news/fea/710.0.html (286 words)

	Goodwill Games Sports Links - RealSportsNetwork.com
		Goodwill Games - News, information and results from New York '98.
		Goodwill Games - News, information and results from Moscow '86.
		Goodwill Games Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good.
	www.realsportsnetwork.com /Events_Goodwill_Games.html (1894 words)

	Lessing won't race Goodwill Games
		Talking exclusively to Inside Triathlon on Friday, Lessing suggested that although the Goodwill Games is slated as the sport's richest ever Olympic-distance event, his absence is because the potential $30,000 first prize is not enough to tempt him to fly halfway around the world.
		The Goodwill Games, with a triathlon consisting of a straight race involving 25 men and women in an invited field, could be an Australian parade event at this made-for-TV sports festival.
		Triathlon is one of two Goodwill sports free to the public, and will be staged in the heart of downtown Brisbane, including a 1500m swim through the Brisbane River, a 40km bike ride and 10km run around the hub of the Goodwill Games at South Bank.
	www.insidetri.com /news/fea/473.0.html (509 words)

	Goodwill Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Goodwill Games are the most prestigious international multi-sport invitational in the world, where athletes come together to put their greatness to the test.
		Goodwill Games, Inc. is responsible for overseeing all aspects of staging future Goodwill Games.
		The 2001 Games in Brisbane represent the first time that the Goodwill Games will be held outside the United States or Russia.
	www.volleyball.org /goodwillgames (663 words)

	Augusta Georgia: sports@ugusta: Red ink won't slow Goodwill Games 08/03/98
		The Goodwill Games press on, undisturbed by the sea of red ink that got even deeper in the 15 days that Ted Turner's mini-Olympics played in New York and its Long Island suburbs.
		That is to say Plant expects the 1998 games won't add substantially to the $109 million Turner lost on the first three editions of this made-for-television event.
		Through Wednesday, Goodwill Games telecasts on the WTBS averaged 1.5, slightly higher than for Atlanta Braves games on the superstation and up 25 percent from the 1994 games in St. Petersburg, Russia.
	chronicle.augusta.com /stories/080398/spo_124-6915.shtml (751 words)

	SportsShooter.com - News: Goodwill Games Announce Expanded Sports Schedule
		NEW YORK ---Turner Sports has announced the first Winter Goodwill Games will be held at Lake Placid, N.Y., Feb. 17-20, 2000; on the venues of the 1932 and 1980 Olympic Games.
		The 2000 Winter Goodwill Games will mark the third time in 72 years that skeleton has been on the schedule of an international, multi-sport event.
		The Goodwill Games have partnered with the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) to stage the Games in Lake Placid.
	www.sportsshooter.com /news/240 (230 words)

	Goodwill Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		After 16 years, encompassing five Summer and one Winter Goodwill Games that included nearly 20,000 athletes from 100 countries, dozens of world records and countless memories, the Goodwill Games have ceased operations.
		The brainchild of founder Ted Turner, the Goodwill Games began in 1986 in the host city of Moscow, Russia as a way to ease tensions during the Cold War through friendly athletic competition between nations.
		The athletes that have appeared in the Games over the years are a who's who of international stars in their respective sports.
	www.goodwillgames.com (212 words)

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