Cross country running at the Olympics
Cross country running at the Summer Olympics was held at the multi-sport event for men only from 1912 to 1924. During its brief tenure as an Olympic event, it featured on the Olympic athletics programme. Medals were awarded on an individual race basis as well as a national team points basis. Traditionally a winter sport, the scheduling of cross country within a summer event caused organisational issues. The sport was dropped after 1924 Olympics, when most of the runners dropped out due to extreme heat and pollution from a nearby power station.
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Cross country running at the Olympics
Cross country running at the Summer Olympics was held at the multi-sport event for men only from 1912 to 1924. During its brief tenure as an Olympic event, it featured on the Olympic athletics programme. Medals were awarded on an individual race basis as well as a national team points basis. Traditionally a winter sport, the scheduling of cross country within a summer event caused organisational issues. The sport was dropped after 1924 Olympics, when most of the runners dropped out due to extreme heat and pollution from a nearby power station.
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Cross country running at the S ...... on snow on numerous occasions.
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Le cross-country a fait partie ...... uatre médailles d'or au total.
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The start of the first ever Olympic cross country race in 1912
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Cross country running at the S ...... n from a nearby power station.
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Le cross-country a fait partie ...... uatre médailles d'or au total.
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Cross country running at the Olympics
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Cross-country aux Jeux olympiques
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