How petty Putin’s disastrous revival of Soviet ‘Friendship Games’ he bragged would rival Olympics completely failed …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
FOR over a year Putin has bragged about his own version of the Olympic Games – only to abort them in a humiliating U-turn.
His grand plan to revive the Soviet Friendship Games promised 5,500 athletes competing across 208 disciplines in 21 venues around Russia.
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The opening ceremony at the Lenin stadium for the Friendship Games which were held as a substitute for Los Angeles Olympic GamesCredit: Jacques Langevin/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images
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The Friendship Games were held for athletes boycotting…
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