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Archive for the ‘Chamonix 1924’ Category

January 25th, 2007

When was the 1st Winter Olympic Games Held?

CHAMONIX 1924
January 25, 1924
It was held in France, 83 years ago!
But, of course, they didn’t know what it was while it was going on. The IOC just named it as such afterwards. Originally, the competition was called International Sports Week 1924.
Trivia: First event to be decided on was the men’s 500m speed skating where Charles […]

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