Historical Sport Pictures

[thepharoah 2,405]

 

This's photo of Syrian delegation during parade of nations in the 1st Mediterranean Games ever which was held in Alexandria Egypt at 1951 

 

 

this was poster of tournament 

[thepharoah 2,405]

 

this was from opening ceremony of 1987 Mediterranean games in latakia Syria 

[thepharoah 2,405]

 

this was the poster of the 1st pan Arab Games being held in Alexandria Egypt also in 1953 just a year after 1952 Military Coup or Revolution as u wish to name it with egypt being turned into a republic rather than a kingdom 

 

  

 

this photo was taken outside Alexandria stadium and the 2nd man to left is one of legendaries of weightlifting in Egypt and maybe internationally as well Khedr Al Touny 

[Griff88 1,952]

24 minutes ago, thepharoah said:

 

  

 

this photo was taken outside Alexandria stadium and the 2nd man to left is one of legendaries of weightlifting in Egypt and maybe internationally as well Khedr Al Touny 

 

Not "maybe", he is indeed famous internationally, I think I have read a story that Hitler personally awarded gold medal to him in 1936 after defeating the two Germans with a big margin

[thepharoah 2,405]

3 minutes ago, Griff88 said:

 

Not "maybe", he is indeed famous internationally, I think I have read a story that Hitler personally awarded gold medal to him in 1936 after defeating the two Germans with a big margin

 

i heard the same story also , do u know that Indonesia participated in the 1st Pan Arab Games in 1953 as a guest   

[Griff88 1,952]

34 minutes ago, thepharoah said:

 

i heard the same story also , do u know that Indonesia participated in the 1st Pan Arab Games in 1953 as a guest   

Now this is the story I haven't heard before

[Olympian1010 7,977]

35 minutes ago, Griff88 said:

Now this is the story I haven't heard before

Y’all were the Australia of the Pan Arab Games 

[Gianlu33 4,574]

I found a gold mine... 61 video of LUCE (Fascist Propaganda) of Olympics... Some video are amazing

 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA654471A972120DA

 

[Monzanator 4,503]

6 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

Y’all were the Australia of the Pan Arab Games 

 

Indonesia is the most populous Muslim country in the world. Them taking part in Pan Arab Games makes more sense than you probably realize

[Olympian1010 7,977]

21 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

 

Indonesia is the most populous Muslim country in the world. Them taking part in Pan Arab Games makes more sense than you probably realize

Well, besides them not being Arab.