return of the Goodwill Games?

Outspoken former billionaire Ted Turner wants to “revive the Goodwill Games, the Olympic-style competition he created in response to the boycotts of the 1980 and 1984 Olympics.”

… The first Goodwill Games were in Moscow in 1986, followed by Seattle in 1990, St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1994, New York City in 1998 and Brisbane, Australia in 2001.

Then Time Warner, which bought Turner’s properties, pulled the plug.

“That was short-sighted management of Time Warner,” said Turner, who eventually left the company. “If I’d have stayed there the Goodwill Games would not have been canceled. I really believe they helped to bring the Cold War to a conclusion — in fact, I know in my heart, because I was there, it helped to bring the Cold War to a conclusion.”

He even knows which network should bring back his creation.

“ESPN should be the one to do the Goodwill Games,” he told an ESPN reporter in the packed audience, “and if you want me to consult for free, I’ll do it.” …

Olympic Briefs — Possible Goodwill Games Revival

Jennifer Sey at the Goodwill Games in 1986 – California Literary Review – Jennifer Sey on the Harsh World of Elite Gymnastics