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Did you know that
Competitive art used to
be an Olympic sport? Art
Competitions were held
at the Olympics 1912 to
1948. The winners of the
competitions were
awarded gold, silver,
and bronze medals,
similar to the winners
of the athletic
competitions.
The events were inspired
by Pierre de Coubertin,
who wished to meld the
competitions in sports
with competitions in the
arts. The art
competitions were
dropped from the Olympic
program because of the
difficulty of
determining the amateur
status of the
artists.
Source:
Olympic Museum
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