Rowing made its Olympic debut at the 1900 Paris Games. The sport was actually on the program at the 1896 Olympics in Athens but was canceled due to bad weather. Until 1976, there was only a men's ...

In many ways, the early Olympics could be quite intense and organizers simply weren’t content with merely shooting paper targets. While pigeon shooting never returned after the 1900 Paris Games ...

You probably wouldn't even realize you were watching the Olympics if you were to step back in time to watch the second modern Olympic Games held in Paris in 1900. The games were held to coincide ...

The inaugural Olympic archery competition took place at the 1900 Paris Games. There were six men's events and Belgium's Hubert van Innis won two golds and a silver. Although six Dutchmen competed in ...

The 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France will always be known as the Olympics where the committee threw everything at the ...

The 1900 Olympics were held in Paris after Baron Pierre de Coubertin rejected calls from many for the Games to be sited permanently in Athens following the success of the inaugural Games.

The best fielders in the history of the Olympics, 1900. Who has dismissed the most batsmen by taking catches in the Olympics, 1900? Where do the greatest fielders rank on the all-time Olympics ...

Money ! Test playing countries are worried an Olympic tournament would clash with their own international calendars. The ICC think it could devalue their establised tournaments like the T20 World Cup.