Actually, it did. Unhappy over not being invited to 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Soviet Russia through Comintern organised Spartakiads, which were held between 1928 and 1937. USSR took part in regular Olympics in 1952.
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In 1986 Ted Turner, unhappy over 1980 and 1984 Olympic boycotts, organised Goodwill Games with the specific purpose of allowing US and Soviet athletes to compete against each other.