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Apr 9, 2024 · Nowhere have "weird" sports been given more of a stage to shine than at the Olympics, where organizers have taken their chances on unusual, lesser-known sports since the first Olympic Games in 1896. Some of those sports have worked out really well. Others, not so much. These are the weirdest Olympic sports of all time.
Aug 4, 2016 · 16 crazy Olympic sports that actually exist. August 4, 2016 / 6:47 PM EDT / CBS News. Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images for IAAF. The Olympics are full of some of the most iconic sporting...
Aug 5, 2016 · Live pigeon shooting only appeared once -- at the 1900 Olympics in Paris. Nearly 300 birds were slain in the bloody spectacle. Today, clay targets are standard. At the same 1900 Olympics, obstacle ...
May 11, 2021 · 1. Tug-of-War. Tug-of-war featured in the Olympics from 1900 to 1920. Countries could enter multiple “clubs” (teams), and could therefore win more than one medal in the same event. Both the...
Aug 20, 2016 · 1. Tug-of-War. View in gallery. via phxux.ksdk.com. This strange Olympic sport was discontinued in 1920. Interestingly, Tug-of-War was one of the original games from the early Olympics that took place in 500 B.C.E. However, it is only documented as being part of five Olympics between 1900 and 1920.
Feb 5, 2022 · All the Weird and Wild Olympic Sports You Probably Didn't Know About. Did you know tug of war was once an Olympic activity? Or that American football has been played twice at the Games? We've...
This Encyclopaedia Britannica Sports & Recreation list explores unusual Olympic events.
