Chapter 299: Taking stock of the cancelled Olympic events, all of them are weird!
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Amidst the heated discussion, the sky screen began to play the last segment.

【Now we know who was hacked the most. 】

【But we must also know why. 】

[Among the many emperors who have been slandered in Chinese history. ]

[Why was Yongzheng slandered so badly? 】

[The main reason is that his reforms offended too many interest groups.]

[He offended the royal family, the civil service group, and many bureaucrats.]

[Many of his trusted officials were regarded by the corrupt bureaucrats as being stubborn and ignorant of human nature.]

【For example, Tian Wenjing lost his mother due to carelessness. 】

[This will naturally lead to further slander of Yongzheng.]

[In addition, his reform of the poll tax offended the landlord class.]

[It can be said that when Yongzheng became emperor, he truly became a lonely man.]

[In addition, the fact that Yongzheng was attacked was also closely related to his own actions.]

[After hearing that he was being defamed, Yongzheng was also a little anxious. ]

[Specially send people to give lectures all over the country to dispel rumors. ]

[As a result, many ordinary people were originally unaware of the fabricated scandals about Yongzheng by the bureaucrats and landlords.]

【But after Yongzheng himself publicized it and refuted the rumor. 】

【Everyone in the world knew about it, and the matter became increasingly tarnished.】

【But on the modern Internet. 】

[Yongzheng's reputation gradually improved.]

[It can be said that Yongzheng has achieved a complete turnaround in online evaluations. ]

【Then besides Emperor Yongzheng. 】

[Which emperor was the most slandered? 】

[Even in this Internet age, it is still being criticized to the core? ]

After a question was asked, the sky screen video ended.

The ancient emperors.

After reading this last question, I was trembling with fear.

He was afraid that he would be like Yongzheng, who was slandered as a murderer and ruthless person, and whose head could not be found when he died, and whose son would become his father.

I don’t even recognize my mother who was hacked!
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And a new sky appeared.

What appeared on the screen was a grand event.

In the center of the event, there was a fat man with blue dye painted all over his body, singing slowly.

And in the next shot, countless athletes are fighting on the field.

The ancients probably could see it.

This is a large-scale sports event.

After showing some pictures of Chinese athletes winning gold medals.

The sky screen also officially began to play.

【A list of events that were cancelled by the Olympics. 】

[See how weird these canceled projects are. ]

【This is a group of white doves that symbolize peace. 】

[White doves flying into the sky is also one of the iconic images of the Olympics. ]

[However, in 1900, at the second Olympic Games held in Paris, there was a cruel competition event, which was live pigeon shooting.]

[As the name suggests, it requires players to shoot live pigeons with guns. ]

[Whoever can shoot more pigeons within the competition time will be the Olympic champion.]

【In total, more than 300 live pigeons were released during the competition. 】

【The champion player alone shot down 21 of them. 】

[Due to the Olympic Games, the firearms used are less powerful. ]

[As a result, most pigeons that were hit by guns did not die on the spot after falling to the ground.]

[Instead, it lay on the ground, bleeding and struggling desperately, with feathers flying everywhere and screaming.]

[Even in 1900, this scene was too gory for most ordinary audiences.]

【The audience at the scene felt their scalps tingling. 】

[This event was also cancelled after this Olympics.]

【And it is a permanent cancellation. 】

[However, the modern Olympic skeet shooting can be seen as the pigeon shooting of the past in a sense.]

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The first event to be cancelled was the heavyweight class!

Netizens saw this cruel and chaotic project.

They were all surprised.

"Ah, is it a live pigeon? Isn't this too unpeaceful?"

"I didn't expect the Olympics that year to be so hardcore."

"Hundreds of pigeons flying at the same time, with dozens of contestants shooting at the sky? This scene is terrifying to think about! It's better to cancel it."

《It’s better to cancel it? Why do I feel a little regretful?》

"That's right! The Olympics itself is a competition of human survival skills, and shooting birds is also a basic element of human hunters. I think it can be retained."

"If there is this project, then the American team will be invincible."

"Then you have to dye the pigeons black, otherwise the American team won't be able to shoot."

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Many netizens think that shooting pigeons is a very strange project.

But many ancient people read it.

I feel eager to try it.

Yang Youji: “My hands are itching.”

Li Guang: "Look at the Olympic Games in later generations. There are so many people! If I go, wouldn't I be able to stand out?"

Huang Zhong: "It's a pity that I don't have the chance to participate in the Olympics."

Lu Bu: "It's too easy. Can this level represent the best level in the world? If you ask me, put the pigeon 100 meters away and then release it. That would be a little bit more difficult."

Chang Sun Sheng: "Looking at the demonstration screen provided by the sky screen, the pigeons are flying very densely. If I go over there, I might be able to kill 5 pigeons with one arrow."

Xue Rengui: "Isn't this a good project? Why should it be cancelled? From a professional point of view, pigeon shooting is a good project."

...The sky continues.

【There is a competition for shooting live pigeons.】

[So are there any competitions involving shooting at living people? ]

The answer is yes.

[There was a pistol duel competition at the 1908 London Olympics.]

[Yes, it's two people each holding a pistol and shooting at each other from a distance, just like in a western cowboy movie.]

[The contestants wore iron helmets and masks, heavy protective coats, and held special pistols.]

[Of course, the bullets were also replaced with bullets that have little penetrating power. ]

[The two sides opened up a distance of 30 meters and fired at each other. ]

[After the game, different points will be awarded based on where you hit your opponent, and the winner will be determined.]

[In theory, this competition is not too dangerous because of the security measures in place.]

[But later, the pistol duel competition was cancelled in the subsequent Olympic Games because it was too aggressive and did not conform to the peaceful spirit advocated by the Olympics.]

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[There was a pistol duel that was cancelled because it was too aggressive. 】

[There are also competitions that were cancelled because they were too uncompetitive. ]

【That’s an art competition! 】

[The Olympic Art Competition is a special event to showcase the artistic talents of participating athletes.]

【Including but not limited to literature, music, painting, sculpture, etc.】

[The organizers will designate a theme, usually based on the current Olympics.]

【Then let the contestants create art. 】

[Allowing athletes to display their artistic talents sounds peaceful and beautiful.]

[But in reality, due to different art schools, it is difficult to unify the scoring standards. ]

[Plus, there was no competition, which made it very unattractive and attracted little attention, so art competitions were soon kicked out of the Olympics.]

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Tianmu continued to narrate:

[Scuba diving competition: The contestants dive into the water and are not allowed to use their hands and feet to paddle. Whoever swims the farthest after 1 minute wins.]

[Deep diving competition: Whoever dives the deepest in 1 minute wins. ]

[Reason for cancellation: Practicing scuba diving is harmful to the body, it is difficult for referees to judge whether it is a foul in underwater competitions, and the audience cannot see it, which makes it less entertaining.]

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[Standing long jump, standing high jump: standing still and jumping to see who can jump farther or higher. ]

[Reason for cancellation: too boring and lacking in viewing quality.]

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【Rope climbing: Climb an 8-meter long rope using only your hands. 】

[Reason for cancellation: The eight-meter rope is too short to determine the winner, and the rope is too long and unsafe.]

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【Tug of war: Two teams, the winner is the one who drags the other team across the line or knocks them all down.】

[Reason for cancellation: There is no unified international association, and it is difficult to achieve fair competition. ]

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[Stick Swinging Exercise: The contestant holds a wooden stick similar to a bowling pin in each hand, swings it around the body quickly, and performs various spectacular movements.]

[Reason for cancellation: It looked a bit funny and was perfectly replaced by rhythmic gymnastics.]

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[Motorboat: Drive a motorboat on the sea for 70 kilometers. Whoever finishes the fastest wins.]

[Reason for cancellation: It mainly relies on mechanical devices rather than athletes, which is not in line with the Olympic spirit and is somewhat dangerous for athletes, so it was cancelled.]

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[Equestrian gymnastics: athletes perform gymnastics moves on the back of a running horse.]

[Reason for cancellation: The individual differences between different horses are huge, making it difficult for them to compete fairly, and it is too dangerous.]

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[Marathon skiing: Entered the Olympics in 1928, with horses pulling people to ski.]

[Reason for cancellation: too dangerous, too many uncertainties. ]

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[Hot air balloon race: The contestant who arrives at the destination first in a hot air balloon wins. ]

[Reason for cancellation: It has little to do with sports competitions and is mainly dependent on factors such as weather.]

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[Kite flying: This is simply kite flying, which only happened once at the Paris Olympics.]

[Reason for cancellation: full of uncertainty, difficult to quantify and not in line with the spirit of sports competition.]

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[Bicycle Polo: An event at the 1908 London Olympics, where polo is played while pedaling a bicycle.]

[Reason for cancellation: The center of gravity was too high, causing a lot of falls on the field, so it was cancelled. ]

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[One-handed weightlifting: lifting a barbell with one hand. ]

[Reason for cancellation: It is too harmful to the athletes and difficult for referees, so it was cancelled.]

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[12-hour bicycle rally: participants ride bicycles and compete for 5 hours starting at 12 a.m.]

[Reason for cancellation: The race is too long and too torturous for the players.]

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【And at the end of this video. 】

[We are going to talk about the ultimate cruel activity in the last Paris Olympics! ]

[It can also be called the most bizarre event in the entire Olympic history. ]

[Other weird projects are either too dangerous or not very entertaining.]

【And this project is simply beyond description. 】

[This is a weird event at the 1900 Paris Olympics. ]

【It’s a poodle shaving competition. 】

【As for the reason why this project was cancelled? 】

[It can only be said that the fact that the event of shaving poodles can appear in the Olympic arena is already a strange thing done by the French. ]

(End of this chapter)