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Very interesting read. Look at what they gave the guy to keep him running..
littlehand
Posts : 7077 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 54 Location : Down South.
Subject: Re: Did you know. Zulu warriors took part in the 1904 Olympics. Spear throwing!!! Thu Oct 25, 2012 8:05 am
Thanks 24th. Entertaining read.
90th
Posts : 10613 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 66 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: zulu warriors took part in the 1904 olympics - Spear throwing . Thu Oct 25, 2012 11:38 am
Hi 24th . Agree with Littlehand , certainly something differant !. Cheers 90th.
tasker224
Posts : 2101 Join date : 2010-07-30 Age : 55 Location : North London
Subject: Re: Did you know. Zulu warriors took part in the 1904 Olympics. Spear throwing!!! Thu Oct 25, 2012 4:34 pm
Great read. I was particularly entertained by the fact that I could easily have taken the gold medal in the marathon in 1904; and i am particularly interested in the women's boxing and the Indian Club Swinging - need to find out more about this! :lol:
littlehand
Posts : 7077 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 54 Location : Down South.
Subject: Re: Did you know. Zulu warriors took part in the 1904 Olympics. Spear throwing!!! Thu Oct 25, 2012 7:52 pm
So they didn't do drug testing in 1904. Sounds like he was a very luckly man...
"Englishman named Thomas Hicks who clocked in at three and a half hours. However, Hicks was also sick from the heat. To keep him going, his handlers gave him sponge baths and periodically administered a drink made of strychnine, brandy, and raw egg."
So they had Zulu's who threw spears at the Brits at I"sandlwana", and Indians who shot arrows at Custer "Little Bighorn" :lol:
You have to admire the posture of the Zulu throwing the spear.
Did you know. Zulu warriors took part in the 1904 Olympics. Spear throwing!!!
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