Let a herd of feral camels or pigs or what have you loose at the start of the archery and the javelin.

Gold medal comes with a side of ribs!

The entire race was bonkers, I like fourth place having taken a nap after eating rotten apples he stole from an orchard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_O...

This was, presumably, before they'd really figured out how to do doping.

They didn't.

You don't think people gave more of a shit about athlete lives, comfort, and longevity then, than now?

In sailing, boats are required to render help to a boat that is in problems, before continuing their race. Boats that render help are compensated for the loss in position/time in the race afterwards, by a jury.

Long-distance coastal or offshore races it would be somewhat more likely as race committee boats generally are only at the beginning and end of the race. But even then, after hailing mayday, a good samaritan motorboat is far more likely to reach you first than one of your sailing competitors.

It really is very rare. But then so is gutting a moose during a sled dog race.

Or do. Not my problem!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_34

> If no attempt is made to salvage meat, the minimum fine is $2,000 and 7 days in jail. The more egregious charge, of wanton waste, carries a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a $10,000 fine.

https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=hunting.meatcare

we even try to salvage meat, from roadkills but thats often futile if its been too long or the digestive organs are damaged.