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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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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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Because the earliest champions were just regular guys with incredible cardio. A cook named Coroebus won the only event at the very first games, trading in his…
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Because swimming in a straight line was just too mainstream for 1900. Athletes in the Seine River had to climb over poles, scramble across rows of boats, and…
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Because watching people lightly tap wooden balls across a manicured lawn is undeniably thrilling. It was the first event to allow female competitors, but…
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