The Slummer: Quarters Till Death

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Female athletes were not allowed to compete, though one woman, Stamata Revithi, ran the marathon course on her own, saying "If the committee doesn't let me compete I will go after them regardless". It was unanimously chosen as the host city during a congress organised by Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, on 23June 1894. The cities of Los Angeles, Paris, and Athens (excluding 1906) have each hosted two Summer Olympic Games. The 1964 Tokyo Games were the first to be broadcast worldwide on television, enabled by the recent advent of communication satellites. The Games saw Great Britain winning 146 medals, 99 more than second-placed Americans, its best result to this day.

In retrospect, it is believed that contractors (suspected of being members of the Montreal Mafia) skimmed large sums of money from all levels of contracts while also profiting from the substitution of cheaper building materials of lesser quality, which may have contributed to the delays, poor construction, and excessive costs.Some memorable athletic achievements did occur during these Games, notably the winning of a then-record seven gold medals by United States swimmer Mark Spitz, Finland's Lasse Virén taking back-to-back gold medals in the 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters, and the winning of three gold medals by Soviet gymnastic star Olga Korbut, who achieved a historic backflip off the high bar. It has been disputed which exact events were Olympic, as some events were for professionals, some had restricted eligibility, and others lacked international competitors. The highlight for the Greeks was the marathon victory by their compatriot Spiridon Louis, a water carrier. Briton Steve Redgrave who won a rowing gold medal in an unprecedented fifth consecutive Olympics, and Eric "the Eel" Moussambani, a swimmer from Equatorial Guinea, received wide media coverage when he completed the 100 meter freestyle swim in by far the slowest time in Olympic history.

Thorpe had previously played a few games of baseball for a fee, and saw his medals stripped for this 'breach' of amateurism after complaints from Avery Brundage. Dated prior to the country's decision to boycott the Games, the document detailed the existing steroids operations of the programme, along with suggestions for further enhancements. The 1992 games also saw the reintroduction to the Games of several smaller European states which had been annexed into the Soviet Union during World War II.The Sydney Games also saw the first appearance of a joint North and South Korean contingent at the opening ceremonies, though they competed in all events as different teams.

Their immediate success might be explained by the advent of the state-sponsored "full-time amateur athlete". The Summer Olympic Games (French: Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. After much debate, the decision was taken to continue the Games, but the proceedings were understandably dominated by these events. In 1984, the Soviet Union and 13 Soviet allies retaliated by boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. This is the first running book I've read that I think, wow this is like peeking into my brain and my way of thinking.

Australia, France and Great Britain have won at least a medal at every edition of the Games, with Great Britain as the only one to win gold each time.

The only two countries in the Southern Hemisphere to have hosted the Summer Olympics have been Australia ( 1956, 2000, and upcoming 2032) and Brazil ( 2016), with Africa having yet to host any Summer Olympics. Unlike previous Olympics, these Games took place without spectators due to concerns over COVID-19 and a state of emergency imposed in the host city. His female compatriot Paula Barila Bolopa also received media attention for her record-slow and struggling but courageous performance.In the medal award ceremony for the men's 200-meter race, black American athletes Tommie Smith (gold medal winner) and John Carlos (bronze medal winner) took a stand for civil rights by raising their black-gloved fists and wearing black socks in lieu of shoes. The result, Olympia, was widely considered to be a masterpiece, despite Hitler's theories of Aryan racial superiority being repeatedly shown up by "non-Aryan" athletes. Rio de Janeiro in Brazil hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the first South American city to host the Olympics, the second Olympic host city in Latin America, after Mexico City in 1968, as well as the third city in the Southern Hemisphere to host the Olympics after Melbourne, Australia, in 1956 and Sydney, Australia, in 2000. These Games introduced the now-universal Fosbury flop, a technique which won American high jumper Dick Fosbury the gold medal. Louis, Missouri; the 1932 and 1984 Games were both held in Los Angeles, California, and the 1996 Games were held in Atlanta, Georgia.