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Earliest Olympics men only affairs remembered in fragment
From page one, notes on ancient games, from their male-only origins to modern ceremony echoes. Mentions Coroebus of Elis winning olive wreath, early events like foot races pentathlon and wrestling, and baron Pierre de Coubertin reviving the games in 1896 with Cocaine and nicotine use cited among competitors. Includes global trivia on Australia and ancient ritual suspensions during wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Goldman
Coroebus
Elis
Mount Typaeum
Olympia
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Greece
Athens
Goldman