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July 1900, Bois de Boulogne, a few athletes are preparing to embark on a crazy race: the marathon of the 2nd modern Olympic Games...<p> July 19, 1900, in the middle of the Bois de Boulogne, a dozen athletes are preparing to embark on a crazy race: the marathon of the 2nd modern Olympic Games.<br><br> An event whose organization was so chaotic that it has fallen into almost complete oblivion.<br><br> Convinced that this race nevertheless played a major role in the history of sport and Olympism, a choir of artists and athletes decided to bring it back to life for us. This quest propels the group into a narrative that allows us to grasp the political and social context of the event, and to discover other significant events of these 1900 competitions: the entry of women into the Olympic Games, the scientific research of Etienne Jules Marey on movement, and the relentless struggle of a multifaceted figure: Pierre de Coubertin.<br><br> In addition to bringing athletes and extraordinary performances out of oblivion, this story invites us to question the origin and essence of the sporting gesture.</p>