{"product_id":"1960-spartakiad-mass-gymnastics-event-national-celebration-key-chain-keyring","title":"1960 Spartakiad Mass Gymnastics Event National Celebration Key Chain Keyring","description":"\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eA rare 1960, gold coloured metal spartakiad keyring from former Czechoslovakia, it is 10.5cm high in total and the gold metal fob part is 4cm high.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing the logo for the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Efkyf3Bp8kQ\"\u003e1960 event;\u003c\/a\u003e lines of red white and blue athletes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is a very rare item from this important national event.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis was the second Spartakiad in, what was then, communist Czechoslovakia.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cs.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spartaki%C3%A1da#:~:text=IV.-,%C4%8Deskoslovensk%C3%A1%20spartaki%C3%A1da%20(1975),odpoledn%C3%ADch%20vystoupilo%20180%20tis%C3%ADc%20cvi%C4%8Denc%C5%AF.\" title=\"Spartakiad\"\u003eSpartakiads \u003c\/a\u003ewere named after Spartacus, the slave gladiator who rebelled against his Roman captors. Spartacus was thought to encapsulate the spirit of the proletariat.\u003cbr\u003eThe first spartakiads were held in the Soviet Union in the 1920's and were international events that were created to appeal to every man, not just selected athletes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCzechoslovakia held its first spartakiad in 1955 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Soviet liberation.\u003cbr\u003eThe events were held at the gigantic, purpose built Strahov stadium in Prague and were witnessed by up to 2 million spectators. Typically there were around 750,000 participants from schools, the armed forces and youth groups. The event would take the form of coordinated movements, sometimes with streamers or balls and were very impressive sights to witness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe last spartakiad was held in 1990, one year after the velvet revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Badgecrazy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58075119518044,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/3272\/8412\/files\/Screenshot2026-06-15071221.png?v=1781500990","url":"https:\/\/shop.badgecrazy.com\/products\/1960-spartakiad-mass-gymnastics-event-national-celebration-key-chain-keyring","provider":"Badgecrazy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}