Throughout Olympic history, numerous sports have been added, removed, and occasionally reinstated.
Here are some of the most unusual ones.
Australian B-girl Rachael Gunn takes part in breaking at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The organizers had dismissed angling as not being a legitimate sport.
A Jury member, wearing a top hat, is noting in his notebook the catch of a contestant.
August 19, 1900.
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There were also economic and ecological arguments in favor of angling.
Ultimately, the organizers of theExposition Universellerelented, and angling was included among the Olympic contests.
Approximately 600 men and women participated in the angling competitions, with the vast majority being French.
The competitions were held on the Seine, but the river was nearly devoid of fish at the time.
This ledLa Peche moderneto humorously suggest that participants should have brought their own fish.
A team of anglers for the Paris 1900 Olympic Games.
Jean Jacoby won gold again in 1928.
The event involved participants releasing hundreds of pigeons from locations as far as 500 kilometers from the destination.
In total, 47 companies participated, releasing a combined 7,721 pigeons.
The goal was to cover the longest distance possible within 60 seconds, without using any propulsion.
Competitors were strictly prohibited from moving their arms, legs, or torso.
A diver taking part in plunging for distance.
Ultimately, plunge for distance was dropped from the Olympics and never reinstated.
