After the 1900 Olympics, croquet was discontinued because only 1 spectator watched the event

  • November,12th,2012 at 6:01 PM

A “forever alone” tale for the ages. You probably know what croquet is. At least, you probably know it’s that game where people hit balls with hammers to make them go through some things on the ground. For the purpose of this article, that’s all you need to know. The (new) Olympics, in their relatively early days, at one point decided to include croquet as a sport. 

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