stackyFACTSBecause basketball was clearly too violent. The 1920 Games showcased korfball, a Dutch sport where men and women play together and absolutely no dribbling or physical contact is allowed, making it the most polite game on earth.
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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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Tug of war was an official, highly competitive Olympic sport from 1900 until 1920, featuring massive, heavily muscled international teams furiously pulling a…
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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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Olympic marathon runners in the 1904 St. Louis games faced incredibly dangerous conditions, including a course entirely covered in thick dust, only one water…
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