olympics: Where have they been?
- 08/16/08 04:27 AM
1896 Games of the I Olympiad Athens, Greece 1900 Games of the II Olympiad Paris, France 1904 Games of the III Olympiad St. Louis, United States 1908 Games of the IV Olympiad London, United Kingdom 1912 Games of the V Olympiad Stockholm, Sweden 1916 Games of the VI Olympiad Berlin, Germany - cancelled because of World War I 1920 Games of the VII Olympiad Antwerp, Belgium 1924 Games of the VIII Olympiad Paris, France 1928 Games of the IX Olympiad Amsterdam, Netherlands 1932 Games of the X Olympiad Los Angeles, United States … (2 comments)
olympics: Olympic fun...
- 08/16/08 04:12 AM
I was just wondering what all the Olympic sports were and how long they have been in the games. Well here is what I found: Archery1900-1912, 1920, Started again in 1972 and still in today Badminton: since 1992 (I thought this one would have started earlier) Baseball: Started 1992 to present Basketball: started 1936 Basque pelota: 1900 and also 1928, 1968 and 1992. (So what is this? It is played on a court. There is a ball and a bat, but it is a long flat bat.) Boxing: 1904-1908 then started again in 1920 to present BMX racing: This is … (3 comments)
1896 Games of the I Olympiad Athens, Greece;)
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