FireTowerMay 22, 2024

Olympic Competitors 1896 vs 2020

https://lemmy.world/post/15665437

Olympic Competitors 1896 vs 2020 - Lemmy.World

Top picture is silver medalist Thomas Paine from the 1896 Summer games, the first year with a shooting competition. Bottom is gold medalist Vitalina Batsarashkina from the 2020 games. https://www.ssusa.org/content/athens-1896-olympics-the-first-shots-for-record/ [https://www.ssusa.org/content/athens-1896-olympics-the-first-shots-for-record/]

Show threadBenPranklin
The top picture looks so anachronistic. He looks like he’s wearing a hoodie under a pea coat.
May 22, 2024 at 4:57amWeb
Show threadThePyroPythonMay 22, 2024
He’s a Peaky Blinder.
Show threadElderWendigoMay 22, 2024
Hoodies aren’t exactly new technology. Pretty sure hooded upper garments with laces predate pea coats.
Show threadBenPranklinMay 23, 2024
Well, yeah its just crazy how modern it looks. If you passed a guy on the street wearing this exact thing you wouldn’t even look twice