In the 1896 games, no women were allowed to
take part. The organisers
describe their inclusion as "impractical, uninteresting, and incorrect".
Haitian-born French rugby union footballer
Constantin Henriquez de
Zubiera was the first black athlete to take part in the Olympics in the 1900 Paris games.
During the 1936 Olympics, Nazi Germany is on the rise, pushing ideas about Arian race, but African- American athlete Jesse Owens wins four golds in front of Hitler’s eyes. The Berlin Games are the first to be televised and over 4 million tickets are sold. The Olympic torch is carried for the first time.
The marathon for women was first held in 1984 as the event had
been banned in the past as doctors claimed running would "make women age
faster".
The Soviets used to be a major force in the medal standings when they competed but the United States has also maintained an impeccable record
Check out Olympic Powers on the BBC website for other snippets on past olympics since the modern Olympic Games began in 1896.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/spo...2/medals/olympic-powers
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