歷史奧運:10種曇花一現的奇怪奧運項目

The Summer Olympics will be held in London, England from Friday, July 27, 2012 through Sunday, August 12, 2012. We can』t wait to see the world』s best athletes perform amazing feats of strength and skill. In light of this global sporting event, we started thinking about sports that didn』t make the cut anymore; sports that were maybe... a little odd. Read on to discover ten of the weirdest ones that have ever been included in past Olympic games. 　　2012年夏季奧運會將於7月27日（星期五）在英國倫敦開幕，一直持續到8月12號（星期日）結束。我們已經迫不及待地想要看到世界頂尖運動員們為我們帶來精彩的力量與技巧的角逐。 隨著這項全球運動盛事的到來，我們開始回想那些已經不復存在的比賽項目，那些有點….奇怪的項目。以下是我們總結的歷史上有過的10大最奇怪的奧運比賽項目。 　　Live Pigeon Shooting (1900) 　　活鴿射擊 　　This bloody event was only held once, at the 1900 Paris Games. Nearly 300 birds were killed during the release-and-shoot competition, leaving a grimy crime scene of feathers and blood in its wake. There』s little wonder why they discontinued this event, and to date this is the only event in Olympic history that involved killing live animals. 　　這項血腥的項目僅在1900年巴黎奧運會上出現過一次。在那次的奧運會上，接近300隻的鴿子被釋放出籠，隨即被比賽選手射殺而死，整個比賽場地骯髒不堪，就像是犯罪現場，到處是羽毛和鴿血。也難怪這個項目會被廢止。這也是到現在為止唯一一項涉及殺害動物的奧運比賽項目。 　　Kabaddi (1936) 　　卡巴迪（印度體育傳統） 　　This wrestling-meets-team sport is popular in South Asia. The object is for one member of a team to enter the opposing side』s half of the field, and score points by tagging or wrestling the opponents. The attacker then returns to his half of the field. 　　這種摔跤團體比賽在南亞地區非常的流行。比賽中一方派出一名隊員到對方半場進攻，並通過觸碰對手或使其摔倒得分，襲擊者隨後返回己方半場。 　　12 Hour Bicycle Race (1896) 　　12小時自行車賽 　　They might have bitten off more than they could chew with this event. Seven riders got on their bikes at 5 a.m. and rode until 5 p.m. Four bikers dropped out before noon, but the winner, Adolf Schmal of Austria, managed about 180 miles. Only Schmal and one other competitor finished; Schmal won because he had lapped the other racers early on, so he was ahead by one lap. 　　對於這個項目，他們有點貪多嚼不爛了。7名選手早上5點騎上自行車，一直騎至下午5點。沒到中午，就有4名選手中途退出了，但是來自澳大利亞的冠軍阿多夫-施馬爾騎了180英里。只有施馬爾和另一名選手堅持到了最後。施馬爾早些時候就已經超出其他選手一圈，所以他一直保持領先地位。 　　Tug Of War (1900 - 1920) 　　拔河（1900-1920） 　　This may seem like a basic gym class sport more than an Olympic event, but Tug of War was actually one of the first sports played at the Olympic games in 500 BC. 　　這看起來更像是體育課上做的基礎運動而不是奧運比賽項目。但是事實上，早在公元前500年，拔河就已經是奧運會上的幾個項目之一。 　　In the modern Olympic version of the game, there are two teams of eight; the winning team must pull the other team six feet forward in order to win. After 5 minutes, if no team had succeeded, the team which had pulled the furthest was declared the winner. 　　在現代奧運會的拔河賽上，一般有兩支8人的比賽隊伍。贏的隊伍必須將對方前拉6尺才算贏得比賽。5分鐘後，若還沒有決出冠軍，哪一方將對方前拉得遠，就算勝出。 　　Rope Climbing (1896, 1904, 1906, 1924 and 1932) 　　爬繩 （1894 1904 1924 1932） 　　In this event the competitors climbed a suspended vertical rope, using only their hands. 　　比賽中，選手要徒手攀爬一根垂直懸掛的繩索。 　　Dueling Pistols (1906 and 1912) 　　手槍對決 　　You know those cop shows where the cops try to shoot moving people-shaped targets to practice their criminal hunting skills? This game is just like that. Despite the Wild West connotations, the participants didn』t actually shoot each other; they fired on mannequins dressed in frock coats with bull』s-eyes on their chests. 　　你看過警匪片中警察為練習抓罪犯技巧而試圖射擊移動人形目標嗎？這個項目就有點類似。雖然有西部的感覺，但是選手實際上沒有互相射擊。他們開火的對象其實是穿禮服大衣、胸口處帶靶心的模型。 　　La Canne (1924) 　　擊棍 　　This French martial art is similar to fencing, but uses a cane or canne (a kind of walking-stick) for fighting. 　　這種法國武術有點類似擊劍，但是使用的是棍子（一種手杖）。 　　Roller Hockey (1992) 　　旱冰曲棍球 　　The same as ice hockey, only played on a dry surface with inline or traditional roller skates. As a demonstration sport at the Olympics, the quad-skate format was used. Argentina took the gold against Spain. 　　跟冰球一樣，只不過是在乾燥的表面穿著直排或傳統溜冰鞋進行。作為奧運會上的一個表演項目，一般採用雙排輪滑形式。阿根廷在和西班牙的對決中，獲得了金牌。 　　Club Swinging (1932) 　　甩棒 　　Like rhythmic gymnastics with bowling pins, or juggling without letting go, club swinging featured competitors whirling clubs around their bodies in various patterns. 　　就像是拿保齡球瓶有節奏的跳操或是玩雜耍而不丟棒子，甩棒選手們將杆子繞身體旋繞，並不停變換花式。 　　Swimming Obstacle Race (1900) 　　游泳障礙賽 　　A combination of a swimming event and an obstacle course, the competitors had to climb over a pole, scramble over a row of boats, and then swim under another row of boats. All of this was done in the Seine River, so they also had to contend with the current. This event was only ever held in 1900, in Paris. 　　這項比賽結合了游泳以及障礙泳道，選手們需要爬桿，越過一排小船，然後再游過另一排小船。所有的這些都在塞納河中完成。所以他們必須還要和水流作鬥爭。這項比賽僅在1900巴黎奧運上出現過一次。
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