{"product_id":"1979-czech-spartakiad-basketball-regional-event-pardubice-pin-badge","title":"1979 Czech Spartakiad Basketball Regional Event Pardubice Pin Badge","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 1979 gold coloured metal spartakiad pin from former Czechoslovakia, it is 3.2cm high and has a sfaety clasp style fastener to the rear. Featuring basketball players jumping for the hoop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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":59017637167452,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/3272\/8412\/files\/Screenshot2026-09-06061524.png?v=1788690287","url":"https:\/\/shop.badgecrazy.com\/products\/1979-czech-spartakiad-basketball-regional-event-pardubice-pin-badge","provider":"Badgecrazy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}