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Goodwill Games

The Goodwill Games
Goodwill Games 1986 - Moscow,
Goodwill Games 1990 - Seattle
Goodwill Games 1994 - St. Petersburg
Goodwill Games 1998 - New York City
Winter Goodwill Games 2000 - Lake Placid
Goodwill Games 2001 - Brisbane

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The Goodwill Games

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 invite only the best. Athletes are invited based on rankings and performances in major international competitions including Olympic Games, World Championships and past Goodwill Games.
The flag (logo placed on white background) has white continents, blue oceans, green ears, and a red star.
Source: Text: Flags and Logos of International Sports Federations, Associations, and Organizations. Picture: http://www.olympic.org/ioc/
Quoted by Rob Raeside, 19 February 2004.

The Goodwill Games were an international sports competition, created by Ted Turner in 1986 in reaction to the political troubles around the Moscow 1980 (the American-lead boycott for the Soviet invasion to Afghanistan in 1979) and Soviet retaliation boycott to Los Angeles 1984 Olympics. The first edition was held in Moscow in 1986, the second was in Seattle in 1990, the third was held in St. Petersburg in 1994, the fourth was in New York in 1998 and the fifth and last edition to celebrated was in 2001 at Brisbane, Australia.
Roberto Miramontes Ibarra, 28 May 2010

Flags and Logos of the Goodwill Games

The Goodwill Games Logo was originally designed in 1986 as a representation of the games ideology and the two organizers. The principle elements are described in a 1994 press release by Goodwill Games, Inc.:
"Color -- The three colors--red, white and blue--represent the colors included in the the flags of Russia and the United States."
"Star -- Both countries traditionally have used stars as their symbols: the famous red star of the Soviet Union/Russia and the 50 stars in the U.S. flag. For the first Goodwill Games in Moscow in 1986, the logo star was solid red. Revised for the 1990 Games, the star is.....blue, white and red."
"Globe -- The line art of the earth represents the global nature of the competitive field as well as the Games' intent to unite the athletes and countries of the world."
"Five lines -- The five thin lines on the right and left sides of the globe represent the five continents."
"Laurel leaves -- In ancient times a laurel wreath was presented to winners of athletic events and has long been associated with sports competitions. Additionally, laurel leaves are associated with the ideals of peace, honor and glory."
Erik Bell, 25 October 2002

Goodwill Games 1986 - Moscow

image by Victor Lomantsov, 24 July 2014

image by Zachary Harden, 10 November 2021

The Goodwill Games Ceremonial Flag consisted of the Goodwill Games Logo on a white field. The flag was proportioned 1:2. The star was a solid red. The Cyrillic letters for Moscow '86 curved above the globe in navy blue. The continents were light blue on a navy blue globe. The five lines on each side of the globe were gold. The Cyrillic letters for Goodwill Games curved below the globe in navy blue. Beneath these letters were two curved gold laurel branches. The flag was raised to the strains of a special Goodwill Games fanfare.
Erik Bell, 25 October 2014