Far from home: The history of distant Olympic events
The Olympic surfing events will be held in French Polynesia - 15,700km from Paris. That’s the farthest an Olympic event has been from its host city, but a few others have ‘gone the distance’...
Moscow 1980’s sailing events were in Tallinn, now in Estonia - nearly 1,000km west of Moscow.
One of the soccer venues for the LA 84 Olympics was Boston - 4,000km away on the opposite coast.
And in 1956 Melbourne became the most southerly city ever to host the Olympics. But Australian quarantine laws meant equestrian events were hosted elsewhere… specifically Stockholm - 15,500km north.
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Moscow 1980’s sailing events were in Tallinn, now in Estonia - nearly 1,000km west of Moscow.
One of the soccer venues for the LA 84 Olympics was Boston - 4,000km away on the opposite coast.
And in 1956 Melbourne became the most southerly city ever to host the Olympics. But Australian quarantine laws meant equestrian events were hosted elsewhere… specifically Stockholm - 15,500km north.
#olympics #olympics2024 #paris2024 #olympicgames #sports
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