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112 years ago, the first Olympics held in the US were a disaster

Christina SterbenzAug 4, 2016, 00:14 IST

Olympic.orgThe tug-of-war competition, last hosted at the 1904 Olympics.

In 1904, 112 years ago, the Olympics came to the U.S. for the first time. The games, only in their third session, were basically a disaster.

St. Louis, the city hosting the event, failed to draw much participation, with the games featuring competitors from only 12 other countries.

On top of that, the selection of sports was strange. Some were blatantly racist - while others endangered competitors and overlooked cheating.

Below we take a look back at those games.

Corey Adwar contributed to this post.