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The 2024 Olympics Spectacular

2024/7/23
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克里斯托弗·约翰逊讲述了早期奥运会中一些鲜为人知的奇特项目,这些项目出现在奥运会成为专业运动员竞技舞台之前,当时奥运会更注重业余爱好者的参与。他提到了1896年雅典奥运会上的手枪比赛,参赛者是哈佛大学的两兄弟,以及1900年巴黎奥运会上的消防和水上项目等。这些早期奥运会的随意性导致了许多奇特的项目出现,直到80年后国际奥委会才对哪些项目算作奥运项目做出最终决定。他还提到了拔河比赛,这项运动曾是奥运会项目,并引发了一些争议,例如1908年伦敦奥运会上英国队和美国队之间的比赛。随着奥运会逐渐职业化,许多奇特的项目消失了,但“示范项目”的概念保留了下来,用于展示一些特定地区的运动项目。

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From TV commercials and branded soda cans to Emily in Paris spon-con, the Olympics are once again everywhere. In the Olympic spirit, we’re bringing you four stories about the games in all their international, theatrical glory.

In the first story, Christopher Johnson introduces the obscure, non-traditional sports from a forgotten part of Olympic history. The second story, by Chris Berube, offers a glimpse into the financial strain brought about by Montreal’s host venue for the 1976 games. In Vivian Le’s third story, the opening ceremony for Seoul’s 1988 Olympics begins on an unfortunate note. The final story, by Avery Trufelman, proposes a twist on the traditional Olympic host-country format.

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