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The US tug-of-war team during the 1908 London Olympics at White City Stadium. Getty Images
The US tug-of-war team during the 1908 London Olympics at White City Stadium. Getty Images
Why you won't see tug of war, duelling and live pigeon shooting at the Paris Olympics
The modern games has a history of sporting oddities that have since vanished from the programme