The Worst Olympic Event in History

Not every Olympics is a hit, but the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, Missouri really won the gold when it came to the worst games ever. To be fair, the Olympics as we know them today were brand new, as the International Olympic Committee (I.O.C.) wasn't established until 1896, and the 1904 games were only the third held since the end of the ancient Olympics in the fourth century. Still, the hilarious catastrophe of the sporting event seems like it could have been pretty easily avoided with basic planning and some plain old common sense.
#didyouknow #history #60s

[@smpanimator6536]

You could say they have learned a bit more about staging marathons since then.

[@LeCanadienErrant1]

The only difference between then and now is that the incompetence and corruption were out in the open and involved athletes, whereas nowadays, they are hidden from the public's eyes and involve the organisers and executives.

[@foolsgold9993]

It was cool. Thank you.

[@warburtonpaul]

There was loads here I didn't know, and I write about Athletics!
True or not, it was very funny, although at Thomas Hicks at the time probably thought otherwise.

[@guitarslim56]

Terrible narration.

[@archstanton_live]

Amplified by the captioning. Serious contender in the "worst" category.