This is: Olympics 1928 - Amsterdam
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Olympics 1928 - Amsterdam, Holland
No. of countries: 46
No. of athletes: 3014 - (2724 m + 290 w)
No. of events: 126
Introducing the Olympic Flame. The medals get the design they have today.
Women were allowed in track and field. The 800 meters-run (some 880
yards) for women, was concluded to be too long a distance for women to run. This
after several women collapsed during the event. It took until 1960 until women
ran longer than 200 meters in the Olympics.