Off Topic Olympics

Bumps · Aug 17, 2024

Mylk said: ↑

In the 1896 Olympics, there was one Italian who decided to walk to Athens in part to help keep up his endurance (he was a marathon runner). He walked the entire distance, setting off months before the opening.

He got there and was asked if he was a professional, had he ever won a cash prize for athletics... He said "no, not a professional, but I did win a cash prize one time.". He was disqualified on the spot and unable to compete.

And that's why you should never walk to the Olympics.

Had to look up the year... Because I couldn't remember it... But it was 1904 America's first Olympics. Almost no one from outside the US attended because it was held in the middle of the USA in St. Louis which was really hard to get to. There was so little competition that a peg leg man won a bunch of gold medals for gymnastics... The winner of the marathon ended up being disqualified after it was discovered he was in a car for most of the race. The guy who finished next was seriously Ill from strichnine and alcohol poisoning and hallucinating as he finished the race.. (No laws against drugs back then and strichnine in low doses enhances performances)

I don't remember all the crazy things that happened in that race but all sorts of people collapsed or eliminated for silly reasons and contestants being attacked by dogs and farmers... Shame the Olympics isn't as much fun anymore.
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