May 20, 1900 (April 22), the Boxer, the opening of the Olympic Games.




"rubber people" Ray Yuri
second Olympic Games, held in Paris, France, from May 20 to October 28 in 1900, which lasted more than five worthy Games, said it was a "marathon" style. Games and World Expo held at the same time, the organizing committee will be events the Expo industrial category in 16 regions, the Games actually become Exposition sports performances to attract the audience. 1330 athletes from 21 countries participating; 11 female athletes. Breakthrough of the ancient Olympics and the first modern Olympic Games allowed women to participate in the ban. Due to the impact of the Olympic Games by the World Expo, the organizers also paid no attention, no formal summed after that tournament, was only seen in newspapers documented. black athlete George Pogue
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modern Olympic Games the first woman to win medals