Goodwill Games (revival)

The Goodwill Games are a series of international multi event sports organized and produced by Goodwill Games LLC, a company owned by Firebasket Sports & Entertainment, established in 2002. It was previously owned by Take Five Sports from 2002 and 2005, RaGE Media Group USA from 2005 to 2011, and by Firebasket since 2011. Aiyana Bartlett acts as President of Operations of Goodwill Games LLC, with Kayden Ward acting as the only Senior Executive Chairman as of 2016.

The new incarnation ran from 2006 to 2018, taking a break from 2022 so that the world can recover from the global pandemic and returning in 2026.

Establishment
The original Goodwill Games was shut down in 2001 due to low ratings, and after China was awarded the 2008 Summer Olympics, sports and television executive Kayden Ward bought the branding and asset license from Time Warner to use the brand and logos of the Goodwill Games for future events. Ward would act as the president of operations of Goodwill Games from 2002 to 2014, when he assumed the role of senior executive chairman. Aiyana Bartlett would be his successor, chosen in 2016.

The first order on the agenda for Ward after acquiring the assets was picking out a location for the first renewed Goodwill Games, chosen to be in 2006. In January of 2003, Ward awarded the city of Toronto to be the first edition of the revived Goodwill Games. Paris would be chosen to host the 2010 Goodwill Games in 2004.

Television contracts
For the 2006 Goodwill Games, 2004 Sports Festival, and the 2004-2006 editions of the World Sports Union, American broadcast rights were awarded to CBS Sports for Free To Air coverage, while ESPN was given cable coverage. Internationally, Eurosport was given Pan-Eurosport rights and had to sub-license specific events to free to air broadcasters. Fox Sports was awarded Central and Latin American rights, and ESPN International grabbed the rest of the rights worldwide.

Editions

 * 2006 Goodwill Games
 * 2010 Goodwill Games
 * 2014 Goodwill Games
 * 2018 Goodwill Games
 * 2026 Goodwill Games

Winter editions

 * 2018 Winter Goodwill Games
 * 2026 Winter Goodwill Games

Minor associated events

 * 2004 Goodwill Sports Festival
 * 2008 Goodwill Sports Festival
 * 2012 Goodwill Sports Festival
 * 2016 Goodwill Sports Festival
 * 2024 Goodwill Sports Festival

Annual events

 * World Sports Union (acts as qualifiers to the Goodwill Games in the year before the Goodwill Games takes place)
 * Ran from 2004-2006, 2008-2010, 2012-2019, and will start again in 2023.