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Instead of multi-million dollar endorsement deals, ancient athletes endured brutal, life-threatening training just to be handed a literal wreath of wild…
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You might expect the first victor of a revived global sporting event to win something majestic like a marathon. Instead, the ultimate athletic glory went to…
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When the grand tradition was finally revived in 1896, the organizing committee decided that giving away actual gold was financially reckless. First-place…
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Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympics, insisted that the games should feature competitions in architecture, literature, music,…
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Why let humans have all the jumping fun when you can launch a thousand-pound animal through the air? The 1900 Games tested equine leaping abilities, but the…
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What shocking physical requirement was enforced for all athletes competing in the original Ancient Greek Olympics?
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