Portal:Olympic Games/Did you know/31


 * ... that deer penis, which is said in traditional Chinese medicine to enhance virility in men, was added to the list of banned substances during the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
 * ... that the first gold medal of the Youth Olympic Games was awarded to Yuka Sato of Japan in the 2010 girls' triathlon?
 * ... that The Float@Marina Bay, a venue of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, hosts the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games as the world's largest floating stage?
 * ... that Dick Button performed the first triple jump in competition at the men's figure skating event at the 1952 Winter Olympics?
 * ... that Parry O'Brien won the gold medal in the men's shot put at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki as part of a four-year long streak in which he won 116 consecutive meets and set 17 world records?