Paris, 1900

These second modern Games are overshadowed by, and incorporated into, the Paris Exposition.
1,319 men from 26 countries competed in 75 events, although it's not entirely clear - even to some of the participants - which events are actually part of the Olympics.
More athletes than spectators attended the 1900 Paris Olympic Games.
The boy who coxed the winning pair in the rowing events at the 1900 Olympics is believed to be only 7 years old.
Football was the first team sport added to the Olympics in 1900

Croquet was contested at only one Olympic Games, in 1900
Eleven women are allowed to compete in lawn tennis and golf.
The first woman to win an Olympic event was England's Charlotte Cooper, who won the tennis singles.
Pigeon shooting was a sport in 1900. Fortunately this shooting event was short lived. It was the only time animals were killed on purpose during an Olympic event.
The Paris swimming events were held in the River Siene, which meant that the contestants had to contend with the current too. A highlight of the swimming competition was the 200m Obstacle Race.

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