The Friendship Games or Druzhba Games was an international multisport event that was held in 1984 in six different cities. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

An alternative to the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, it was organized by the Soviet Union and 13 other Eastern bloc countries which had abstained from that event. The Games of the XXIII Olympiad were held in 1984 in Los Angeles, California, United States. ...

They were held in Moscow, Havana, Prague, Warsaw, Tallinn, Olomouk and Katowice from August 17-30. They saw athlete performances that often exceeded the standards set during the Los Angeles Games. In twenty-eight of forty-one track events, the performance of the winning Eastern-bloc athlete was superior to that of his or her Olympic counterpart. For example, Marlies Gohr of East Germany won the 100 meter dash in 10.95 seconds, slightly faster than American Evelyn Ashford's winning time of 10.97 at the Olympics. Ashford did beat Gohr in their next face-to-face competition and set a new world record. Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: (help· info)) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ... Havana (Spanish in full: San Cristóbal de La Habana, usually shortened to just La Habana; UN/LOCODE: CU HAV) is the capital of Cuba and, with a population of 2. ... Prague (Czech: Praha, see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... Warsaw (Polish Warszawa, (?), in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ... County Harju County Mayor Jüri Ratas Area 159. ... Motto: none Voivodship Silesian Municipal government Urząd Miasta Katowice Mayor Piotr Uszok Area 164. ...

The Friendship Games also saw the introduction in gymnastics competition of the long-swing with full pirouette on parallel bars, or Long-swing Diamidov.

The Soviet Union proposed that CNN televise the Friendship Games, an offer rejected by Ted Turner. Turner said that the network would simply give spot coverage to the Friendship Games, as we would any other sporting event. Ted Turner Robert Edward Ted Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American media mogul and philanthropist. ...

External link

• ESPN on Ashford Gohr rivalry in 1984
• Explanation of Long-swing Diamidov