Did the IOC Create a Rule to Specifically Ban a Certain Olympic Athlete From Competing?

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about the Olympics and Olympians and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the Olympic urban legends featured so far. OLYMPIC URBAN LEGEND: The International Olympics Committee created a new rule just to make a certain participant […]

July 31st, 2012 | Posted in Olympic Legends | No Comments

Were Athletes in the Ancient Olympics Really Amateurs?

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about the Olympics and Olympians and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the Olympic urban legends featured so far. OLYMPIC URBAN LEGEND: Athletes during the Ancient Greek Olympic Games were amateurs. Until the 1970s, competition in […]

July 29th, 2012 | Posted in Olympic Legends | No Comments

Were the Olympics Responsible for the Creation of Your Printer?

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about the Olympics and Olympians and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the Olympic urban legends featured so far. OLYMPIC URBAN LEGEND: The Olympics led to a watch company becoming one of the largest printer manufacturers […]

July 29th, 2012 | Posted in Olympic Legends | No Comments