{"product_id":"1965-czech-3rd-spartakiad-mass-gymnastics-regional-event-litomerice-pin-badge","title":"1965 Czech 3rd Spartakiad Mass Gymnastics Regional Event Litomerice Pin Badge","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 1965 gold coloured metal spartakiad pin from former Czechoslovakia, it is 2.8cm wide and has a long pin style fastener to the rear. Featuring the logo for the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G0sxhvBdWag\"\u003e1965 event\u003c\/a\u003e an athlete with raised arms and parted legs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis particular pin is from the Okresni Spartakiad (OS) in Litomerice which were the regional events that lead to the national one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\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":59017634742620,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/3272\/8412\/files\/Screenshot2026-09-06061435.png?v=1788690109","url":"https:\/\/shop.badgecrazy.com\/products\/1965-czech-3rd-spartakiad-mass-gymnastics-regional-event-litomerice-pin-badge","provider":"Badgecrazy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}