1900 Olympic Games original entrance ticket plus additional paperwork & event coupons,original entrance ticket to the 1900 Exposition Universelle and by virtue, the Olympic sporting events held therein. Sold along with associated paperwork and coupons associated with the event The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, in 1900. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on 14 May and ended on 28 October. The 1900 games were held as part of the 1900 Exposition Universelle, between May and October 1900, the new organizing committee held an enormous number of sporting activities alongside the Paris Exposition. The sporting events rarely used the term of "Olympic". Indeed, the term "Olympic Games" was replaced by "Concours Internationaux d'Exercices Physiques et de Sport" ("International physical exercises and sports" in English) in the official report of the sporting events of the 1900 Exposition Universelle. The press reported competitions variously as "International Championships", "International Games", "Paris Championships", "World Championships" and "Grand Prix of the Paris Exposition". In total, 997 competitors took part in 19 different sports. This number relies on certain assumptions about which events were and were not "Olympic".
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1900 Olympic Games original entrance ticket plus additional paperwork & event coupons,original entrance ticket to the 1900 Exposition Universelle and by virtue, the Olympic sporting events held therein. Sold along with associated paperwork and coupons associated with the event The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, in 1900. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on 14 May and ended on 28 October. The 1900 games were held as part of the 1900 Exposition Universelle, between May and October 1900, the new organizing committee held an enormous number of sporting activities alongside the Paris Exposition. The sporting events rarely used the term of "Olympic". Indeed, the term "Olympic Games" was replaced by "Concours Internationaux d'Exercices Physiques et de Sport" ("International physical exercises and sports" in English) in the official report of the sporting events of the 1900 Exposition Universelle. The press reported competitions variously as "International Championships", "International Games", "Paris Championships", "World Championships" and "Grand Prix of the Paris Exposition". In total, 997 competitors took part in 19 different sports. This number relies on certain assumptions about which events were and were not "Olympic".