Quote:
Originally Posted by Syd Thrift
Lawn bowling was actually an event in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. If you go back to the early days, too, you're going to find some weird competitions and stuff you'd associate more with summer camp than the Olympics. Tug of war was an event in the early days, for instance. Also croquet. Also medieval tennis, aka jeu de paume.
|
Don't forget medals being awarded in the early 1900s in
art competitions.