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Paris 1900
The Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896.The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent at least one color of the participating country’s national flag. Paris 1900 is also one of that Olympic.
The Olympics of 1900 were held in Paris as a part of the Exposition Universelle International. The exhibition organizers spread the events over five months and deaccentuated their Olympic status to such an extent that many athletes died without ever knowing that they had participated in the Olympics. The 1900 Olympics included 24 nations, 997 athletes with 22 women and 975 men and 95 events.
The Olympics started on May 14, 1900 and comprised 18 sports including Aquatics Archery, Athletics, Basque Pelota, Cricket, Croquet, Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Polo, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Tennis and Tug of War. The closing ceremony was held on October 28, 1900.
Women made their first appearance in these modern games. The first to compete were Mme. Brohy and Mlle. Ohnier of France in croquet. Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain was the first female champion in tennis. On 16 July, Ray Ewry, who had overcome childhood polio, won three championships in one day in the standing jump events.
Among the men, Alvin Kraenzlein of USA won the 60 meter, the 110 meter hurdles and 200 meter hurdles, and the long jump titles. His record of four individual victories at one game still stands for a track and field athlete. In Paris 1900 Olympic games, France achieved top position for that year. They compiled 26 gold, 41 silver and 34 bronze medals.
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