5 Olympic Sports that are No Longer in the Olympics

1. Distance Plunging
   • Athletes would dive into a pool and coast without moving their limbs.
   • After 60 seconds, whoever had drifted the furthest would win.
2. Tug-of-War
   • An 8 man team needed to pull their opponents six feet to win.
3. Rope Climb
   • Originally judged on both speed and style
   • Then, became a simple race to the top
4. Solo Synchronized Swimming
   • Swimmers only needed to stay in sync with themselves (and the music)
5. Horse Long Jump
   • A horse and rider would simply try to jump as far as possible
   • Surprisingly, the longest horse jump was only 6.10 meters, while the world record human long jump is 8.95 meters!

Source: TIME