The men’s marathon at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis took place on August 30 of that year. Thirty-two athletes representing four nations competed, but only 14 managed to finish the race, which proved to be a bizarre affair due to poor organization and officiating. Instead of having the marathon begin early in the […]
The Dream Team of 1992 received death threats in Barcelona. Charles Barkley walked around the city alone despite the threats, and when asked where his bodyguards were, he held up his fists and answered, “This is my security.” The team trained for the Olympics in Monaco for six days, practicing two hours a day and […]
The first Olympics flag went missing for 77 years after the 1920 games until a 1920 olympian revealed he’d had it in his suitcase the whole time the original Olympics flag was missing for 77 years until 1920 Olympian Hal Haig Prieste revealed he’d had it the whole time. The year was 1920. The Summer […]