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The hardest event was the pentathlon.
Olympic Games part of a religious festival in honour of Zeus, kind of gods
Done every four years
20.000 people flocked to watch the athletes run box, wrestle and chariot race.
throwing the disc and throwing the javelin.
Contestants had take part in five different sports –
long jump
running wresting
Winning the Olympics was a great honour just as it is today
There were no medals in ancient games. Instead the winner got a crown made out of leaves,
jars of olive beautiful pots or vases and pieces of wool silk or linen to make it into clothes.
sadly his marathon exhausted poor man collapsed and died
In 490 B.C. the Greeks made a marathon about 42 KM from Athens.
A Greek soldier called pheidippides ran all the way to Athens to tell he thitizens the good news
There were four tipes of races at Olimpia.
The longest race is of 24 rownds to the stadium and there were 4,602m.
They stated the race when the trompers sound the trompet.
They can panish the cheaters with a long cane or whipe.
They travel with the players.
Women were forbidden to take part in the olympics games.
They received the winners as heroes.
They ended in AD 395 when Olimpia was destroyed by two earthquakes.
The discus could be made out of different materials like stone, iron, bronze and more!!!
The chariot was pulled by four horses. The owner of the chariot would win not the driver!
They used metal things called halters to go furtherer
Halters
Javeling was made out of wood & with a sharpend end.
The losing fighter would raise a finger to surrender
THE TORCHLIGHT: In the Athenian games, relay races with torches took place after dark, the winning team lighting a fire on altars to Zeus in Athens.
THE FIRST MODERN OLYMPICS: The first modern Olympics were held in 1896. They were organised by Baron Pierre
MODERN GAMES: The Olympic tradition continues today, held every four years and divided between winter and summer.
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Soccer
Basketball
Jockey
Long jump
Hamer through
Swimming
Runing
