5 Unusual Olympic Sports
Plunge for Distance: At the 1900 Games in Paris, organizers decided to combine the long jump with swimming.
Obstacle Swim:Another oddity from the 1900 Paris Games was the obstacle swimThe event, which was held in the Seine River.
Roque: To most of the world, the answer would be no, because the sport was little known outside the U.S.
Live Pigeon Shooting: Yet another questionable event on the roster of the 1900 Paris Games.
Running Deer Shooting: Thankfully, this event didn’t involve live deer.Instead, cutouts of deer—with three concentric circle targets—were used.