More Olympic Trivia

Some more Olympic facts for you:

• “Amateur” was eliminated from the Olympic charter in 1971.
• The Olympic flag was introduced at the 1920 Olympic games, in Belgium.
• Russian gymnast, Maria Gorokhovskaya holds the record for the most medals one in a single Olympic games, seven medals in 1952.
• The host nation always marches last in the opening procession.
• Tug of War was an Olympic sport from 1900 to 1920.
• The tradition of the opening procession of athletes began in 1908, in London.
• The last solid gold medals were awarded in 1912. Today’s “gold” medals are really sterling silver with a thin coat of pure gold.

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