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1906 in sports

See also: 1905 in sports, other events of 1906, 1907 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Events

March 31 - The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS) is established to set rules for amateur sports in the United States. The IAAUS would later become the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1910.
May 22 - The 1906 Summer Olympics, now not recognized as an Olympic Games, opens in Athens.

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