Bring Back the Tug-of-War!

As baseball and softball end their brief terms as Olympic sports, The Economist provides a collection of other events that have been discontinued. Those who felt a stirring in their hearts for tug-of-war, live pigeon shooting, or swimming obstacle courses, start your petitions to the IOC now.

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