stackyFACTSNothing says global unity like kicking someone in the jaw. The 1924 Games featured Savate, a traditional French form of kickboxing where competitors wore tight unitards and aggressively battered each other for national pride.
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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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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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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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We see it today at elementary school field days, but from 1900 to 1920, this intense activity was highly prestigious.
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Before the Winter Games even existed, organizers brilliantly decided that sliding around on frozen water was perfectly acceptable for a summer event. They…
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Nothing screams peak athletic performance quite like holding a string in the wind. The 1900 Paris Games actually featured kite flying as an event, because…
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