La canne at the 1924 Summer Olympics explained
La canne, a French martial art using canes as weapons, was featured in the Summer Olympic Games demonstration programme in 1924.[1] [2] The demonstration was associated with a single match[3] between Professor Prévot and the champion of France, Beauduin.
Notes and References
- Book: Bill Mallon, Jeroen Heijmans . Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement . 2011. 72. 9780810875227 .
- Web site: Demonstration sports : history at the Olympic Summer Games / The Olympic Studies Centre . Olympic World Library . 2024-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240119230639/https://library.olympics.com/doc/SYRACUSE/619826 . 2024-01-19 . live . 2024-01-27.
- Web site: Olympedia – Canne De Combat at the 1924 Summer Olympics . Olympedia – Main Page . 1924-07-19 . 2024-01-28.