These poorly organized games, along with those of 1904, were termed decades later by several historians "The Farcical Games."Howell, Maxwell L., and Reet N. Howell. "The 1900 and 1904 Olympic Games: The Farcical Games." Paper presented to the VI International Association of the History of Sport and Physical Education Seminar, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, July 1976. Years later, many competitors were unaware that they had competed in the Olympics. While there is an Official Report of these Games, complete records of results do not exist. De Coubertin commented later to friends, "It's a miracle that the Olympic Movement survived that celebration".
these pooRlY ORgaNiZeD GAmeS, aLoNg WiTH tHose oF 1904, wERE TermEd decADEs lAter bY seVeral HistoRIans "the farCical GAmes."howEll, maXwELL L., and reet n. howell. "ThE 1900 ANd 1904 OlymPic games: The FarCical gAmes." paper pRESenTEd tO ThE vI inteRNatIonal associaTioN Of tHe hiSTorY Of sPorT AND phySical educAtiON semiNAr, TrOIs-riviERes, queBEc, jUly 1976. YEarS Later, Many COMpetiTors were uNaware that theY haD coMpeteD IN The oLyMPics. whiLe tHerE iS aN offiCiAl rePORT Of these gameS, compLete reCOrDs Of Results dO noT Exist. dE cOubErTin commenTEd LatEr tO fRiENds, "It's a mIracLe That The oLymPiC moVeMent Survived thAT ceLEbrAtIon".