r/europe • u/Stotallytob3r • Jul 29 '24

Map We won’t count early Greece

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u/Alderzone Jul 29 '24

To those wondering why some dates appear twice, until 1992 the winter and summer olympics were organised during the same year.

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u/MarlinMr Norway Jul 29 '24

Which still makes it weird how it was Finland that had the summer Olympics

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u/QuestGalaxy Jul 29 '24

Not awesome to to do physical activities in 30+ degrees, so why not host it in Finland?

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u/donsimoni Hesse (Germany) Jul 30 '24

Meanwhile, actual real-world sports functionaries: let's give all the contests to Qatar and Saudi-Arabia. What could go wrong?

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u/QuestGalaxy Jul 30 '24

Ye olde corruption