Why The Olympics Are Discontinued Olympic Sports
Discontinued Olympic Sports
All questions True or False.
1. In the Underwater Swimming at the Paris Olympics of 1900, with 2 points for every meter swum, and 1 point for every second underwater, the 3rd place getter remained submerged for 30 seconds longer than the winner but lost on distance because he swam in a circle.
2. The French cricket team in the same 1900 Paris Olympics consisted mainly of British Embassy staff on a day off.
3. Cricket remained a popular Olympics sport into the 1930's.
4. The Olympics included Running Deer Shooting from 1908 until 1948, a sport in which contestants shot at a mobile deer-shaped target.
5. A winning British Tug of War team at the 1908 Olympics wore shoes so heavy they could barely lift their feet …show more content…
After spending his childhood in a wheelchair, dedication and determination saw Ray Ewry win gold four times in The Standing High Jump, taken with no run-up, and both feet firmly together.
8. Not content with winning the Penny Farthing Bicycle Race at the 1904 Olympics, Mortimer Basildon went on to win every individual bicycling event.
9. The 1932 Olympics featured Club Swinging where competitors swung clubs around their body in a variety of intricate patterns.
10. The 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympics included Solo Synchronized Swimming, wherein competitors synchronize their swimming with... themselves.
Answers
1. True, the Danish swimmer stayed underwater longer but swam in a circle.
2. True again, the team fighting to bring glory to France in the Olympic cricket team comprised mainly Englishmen.
3. False. Cricket only ever appeared at the 1900 Paris Olympics.
4. True. A number of Olympics included Running Deer Shooting.
5. True. The Liverpool Police Team insisted they wore only their normal, regulation footwear, which probably explains the English slang term for a policeman - plodder.
6. False. Sadly, no Olympics yet included the Three Legged Race, nor the Egg and Spoon Race.
7. True. Magnificently, Ray Ewry overcame polio-induced childhood paralysis to win the Standing High Jump 4
All questions True or False.
1. In the Underwater Swimming at the Paris Olympics of 1900, with 2 points for every meter swum, and 1 point for every second underwater, the 3rd place getter remained submerged for 30 seconds longer than the winner but lost on distance because he swam in a circle.
2. The French cricket team in the same 1900 Paris Olympics consisted mainly of British Embassy staff on a day off.
3. Cricket remained a popular Olympics sport into the 1930's.
4. The Olympics included Running Deer Shooting from 1908 until 1948, a sport in which contestants shot at a mobile deer-shaped target.
5. A winning British Tug of War team at the 1908 Olympics wore shoes so heavy they could barely lift their feet …show more content…
After spending his childhood in a wheelchair, dedication and determination saw Ray Ewry win gold four times in The Standing High Jump, taken with no run-up, and both feet firmly together.
8. Not content with winning the Penny Farthing Bicycle Race at the 1904 Olympics, Mortimer Basildon went on to win every individual bicycling event.
9. The 1932 Olympics featured Club Swinging where competitors swung clubs around their body in a variety of intricate patterns.
10. The 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympics included Solo Synchronized Swimming, wherein competitors synchronize their swimming with... themselves.
Answers
1. True, the Danish swimmer stayed underwater longer but swam in a circle.
2. True again, the team fighting to bring glory to France in the Olympic cricket team comprised mainly Englishmen.
3. False. Cricket only ever appeared at the 1900 Paris Olympics.
4. True. A number of Olympics included Running Deer Shooting.
5. True. The Liverpool Police Team insisted they wore only their normal, regulation footwear, which probably explains the English slang term for a policeman - plodder.
6. False. Sadly, no Olympics yet included the Three Legged Race, nor the Egg and Spoon Race.
7. True. Magnificently, Ray Ewry overcame polio-induced childhood paralysis to win the Standing High Jump 4