"Total Olympics: Every Obscure, Hilarious, Dramatic, and Inspiring Tale Worth Knowing" - "" ("Fuchs Jeremy")(Pevná vazba) - diskuze

"Motto of the modern Olympics: Faster, Higher, Stronger. But now add Stranger Stranger, as in the 1908 Olympic marathon, which featured Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a 22-year-old pastry chef, and champagne (yes, it was the runners' drink of choice). Or the 1948 "austerity games" in London--teams had to bring their own food, female athletes sewed their own uniforms. Or the quirky systems for qualifying competitors--in the 2000 Games, a guy named Eric "the Eel" Moussambani of Equatorial Guinea qualified for the 50m freestyle even though he hadn't yet learned how to swim. Or imagine rooting for these one-time Olympic sports: tug of war, firefighting, rope climb, live pigeon shooting, and--wait for it--painting. (Picasso for the gold )

Compulsively readable, highly entertaining, trivia- and curiosity-packed, Total Olympics is a glorious, photo-filled tapestry
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