In the tug of war with the Olympics, tug of war lost.
Another one-shot in 1908.
Imagine indoor tennis but without rackets. It is a discontinued sport in general, not just at the Games. Long live tennis!Man, they got a little too wild in 1900. Cannon shooting had a total of 17 different events.Francesco Riccardo Iacomino / Getty ImagesPiloting gas balloons at the 1900 Games, the winning team travelled about 768 miles in almost 36 hours!Played in 1932 only as a demonstration sport, American football didn't become a staple for the rest of the world.
While Olympic firefighting lasted only one Olympics, there is still a World Firefighters Games to this day.It is played by two teams, with four female players and four male players on each team. The goal is to throw a ball into a basket on a pole.Which sports would you like to see make a comeback? Comment below!
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