Tug of war was last featured in the 1920 Antwerp Games, with the UK team — made up of City of London police — claiming gold. Shooting has been a part of the modern Olympics since its inception.

During the 1920 Olympics, race walker Joseph Pearman earned the silver medal in the men's 10 km race walk and Larry Young ...

The 1916 Olympics had been due to be held in Berlin but were cancelled due to the outbreak of the First World War. When the War was over, the 1920 Games were awarded to Belgium as a mark of ...

The sport was discontinued after the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp after a series of controversies – in 1908, the American team complained that the British, represented by Liverpool Police ...

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Archery has been at the Games 15 times, debuting at the 1900 Paris Olympics. Olympic archery continued at the 1904, 1908 and 1920 Games before taking a 52-year pause and being brought back at the 1972 ...

With her 12 medals, she is considered one of the best females in her sport. Nurmi attended the 1920 Olympics to participate in athletics — better known as running, throwing, and jumping.

PARIS (AP) — Nearly 20,000 people were forcibly displaced in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics from tent camps or shelters in ...

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The French capital is abuzz as Paris prepares to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. With the opening ceremony just three months away, France is preparing to welcome the world for its sixth-ever ...

Kazan, Russia, which has hosted a World Cup and World Swimming Championship in the past, will host the Special Olympics World Winter Games in 2022. How WWE superstar Becky Lynch found a way to top ...