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Vanished Olympic Sports Legacy
Explore the intriguing history of forgotten Olympic events through this crossword puzzle highlighting discontinued and obscure sports once featured in the Games.
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- 1. Sailplane aviation sport featured as demonstration
- 2. Fast indoor ball sport never part of Olympics
- 3. Discontinued Olympic event that returned much later
- 4. Swimming event mixing strokes, modified over years
- 6. Team event of strength and endurance removed after 1920
- 7. Equestrian event featured in demonstration at 1924 Games
- 10. Native American sport once medaled in early Games
- 13. Bat-and-ball sport featured once in 1900 Olympics
- 14. Obscure winter sliding sport no longer included
Down
- 5. Ancient event once combining five diverse disciplines
- 8. Gymnastics event measuring speed up a suspended rope
- 9. American lawn game once played in the Olympics
- 11. Athletic walking event briefly featured with strict rules
- 12. Early Olympic sport involving mallets and balls
- 15. Swimming event where distance is measured by glide
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