In 1916, 1940, and in 1944, the Olympic Games were cancelled due to World War 1 and World War 2.
Another awesome fact is that women were allowed to participate in the Olympics at the 1900 Games.
Did you know? Olympic gold medals haven’t been real gold since the 1912. They were silver with gold plating.
Surprising, right?
What’s more, today’s athletes follow a strict rule of following a nutritional plan and they carefully watch what they eat. Before the Olympics in ancient Greece, athletes mostly ate cheese. (Apparently cheese is one of our reporter’s favourite foods. Who is drooling right now?
You can guess who it is, right?) Well anyway, that’s it for now! Be ready to come back to our spectacular blog to read the latest information about the 2012 London Olympics.
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