Discontinued+Events

​​​ = Discontiued Events = **Rugby-** one of the “early” sports at the Olympic Games. There would be two teams and it would kind of be like football, except that they did not wear helmets, pads, etc. **Lacrosse-** a game that was only played during the Olympics in 1904 and 1908. In 1904, two Canadian teams challenge a local team from St. Louis, with the Shamrock Lacrosse Team of Winnipeg winning the gold medal. · **Cricket-**   a very popular sport in many parts of the world though has only been played once in the Olympics Games, at Paris, 1900. It was only a singl e twelve-a-side match, a team from England beating a French team. 200m Swimming Obstacle Race- this unusual swimming event very complex but was fun. It was a combination of a swimming event and obstacle race, competitors had to climb over a pole, scramble over one row of boats, then swim under another row of boats. All this was done in the River Seine, so the competitors had to contend with the current.  **Tug of war~** was played in 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1912, and 1920.Was in summer Olympics.1904-U.S won all three medals. This is an unusual sport but it was an ancient Olympic game. In modern Olympics the contest was between two teams of eight dudes. **Golf~** been in Olympics twice, in 1900, and 1904. Women and men (separate) .world’s most popular sport. Might be in 2016 Olympics. Played 72 hole game.