Some sports "weird" that is now no longer found in the modern Olympics :
Hold the breath in the water.
Although this sport to be part of the program of water sports in the Olympics St. Louis in 1904, the sport seems to have more in common with children's games than an Olympic sport.In this sport, the athlete is required to dive into the pool or beach base without moving their feet. Champion is determined by who has the most long under the water surface. The gold medal winner is a US athlete William Dickey, though, it should be noted, only American competing in the event.
Live pigeon shooting.
Shooting has long been a staple branches in the Olympics since the modern Olympics were first held in 1896. At the 1900 Olympics in Paris, one of the branches that are contested are live pigeon shooting. Poultry is released when the athlete is aiming for a moving target. More than 300 birds have died in the event.Tug of war.
Shown for the first time at the Olympics in Paris in 1900, the tug of war routinely raced to Antwerp Olympics in 1920. The official rules stipulate that a team of eight people who had to pull their opponents up to six feet (about 1.8 meters) to win. If the two sides fail to do so, the judge gives an extra five minutes and then states that the team has made progress as winners. The British team has always come out as the winner.Climbing ropes.
Climbing the rope was actually an official event at the earliest modern Olympics in Athens, 1896. The most impressive victory in the history of the event is in the Los Angeles Olympics in 1932 when US gymnast George Eyser, won gold despite having a wooden leg.Croquet.
Similar to the game of golf, but the ball had to go in goal. The sport first appeared in the Paris Olympics in 1900. Perhaps because only the French to send representatives or only a few are watching, the game is removed with the official reason: "almost no pretensions to athletic."Dueling pistol.
Dueling pistol made its debut appearance in the Athens Olympics in 1906. Confusing duel because despite its name, but no actual duel. Participants just shoot an object from a distance of 20 or 30 meters. This may sound strange, but a poll conducted prior to the Sydney Olympics in 2000 found that 32 percent would like to see this sport was revived at the Summer Games.Long jump horses.
If the long jump event has been testing prowess athletic stars from all over the world, the Paris Olympics in 1900 contesting the horse in this event. The winner, Constant van Langendonck who ride horses Extra Dry, record leap of 6.10 meters so far.Thank you for reading this article. Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno. sunarnobambang86@gmail.com
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