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Festivals and Rules
The ancient Olympics were held at
Olympia every 4 years to honor the
Greek gods Zeus and Hera.
There was a truce made sayingthat every city-state pay for a few
athletes to go to Olympia.
Only men could compete and they
had to swear they had trained for
10 months.
There were fewer events and onlymen who spoke Greek competed.
A man who committed a crime or
stolen from a temple was banned.
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Training
An athlete started training from earlychildhood.
The kids had 3 types of trainers, whowere called the Paidotribes, Gymnastes,
and the Aleiptes.An athlete had to arrive in Elis onemonth before the games.
Once there, they continued training inthe arenas. Runners, pentathletes,wrestlers, boxers, and boys trained in
separate arenas.If anyone cheated, they were fined bythe judges.
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Boxing and Chariot Racing
Boxing was a fight without rounds
until one man was knocked out or
admitted he was beaten
There were no rules against hitting an
opponent while he was on the ground.The athletes didnt fight with people the
same weight; they were chosen
randomly.
Racing had both 2 and 4 horse racing.
The course was 12 laps around thestadium track, which was 9 miles.
The owner of the horse won the wreath
of victory instead of the jockey.
Separate races were held with races with
foals.
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Pankration and Pentathlon
The Pankration was a combination of
boxing and wrestling.
Punches were allowed and so was
kicking an opponents belly.Rules were no biting, cutting an
opponents eyes, nose, or mouth with
their fingernails.
There were separate divisions held for
the men and the boys.
The Pentathlon was a 5 combination of
the discus, javelin ,jumping ,running,and
wrestling.
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Discus and Jump
The Discus was made of stone, iron,bronze, or lead..
It was shaped like a flying saucer, andthe sizes varied.
This event was held to prove a mansstrength.
Jump weights doubled as weight liftingequipment was used during training.
Halters were held in front during the
jump, pulled back, and then dropped tohelp the athletes body go further.
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Running and Wrestling
There were 4 types of running races.
The Stadion was the oldest event where
runners sprinted 192 meters.
Other races doubled as 384 meters.
Ranged from 1,344 to 4,608 meters.
Another race, from 384 to 768 meters, was
run in armor. The armor weighed between 50
and 60 pounds.
In wrestling an athlete needed to throw an
athlete to the ground by landing on a hip,
shoulder, or back for a fair fall.Three throws were needed to win a match.
Biting was not allowed, but an attack or
breaking an opponents finger was permitted.
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Women
Women, if they were caught attendingthe games, were thrown off MountTyraeum.
Footraces held outside of the stadiumwere run by unmarried women wearingshort tunics.
Young adults fathers sometimes tookthem to the games hoping they would getmarried to one of the winning athletes.
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Winning Athletes
When an athlete won, he received an
olive wreath of victory.
When the athletes went home, their
cities greeted them with celebrations.
An athletes victory meant a god favored
him and was immortalized for
accomplishments.
When they went home, they received
rewards. Some were permitted to fight
beside the king, have their names put inpublic places, and given free meals at
Pyratoneion for life.
The family of the athlete had statues of
the put in Olympia.
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Fun Facts
The Olympics had begun in 776 B.C.
As Greece lost power, the Olympic
Games fell apart.
Religious parts were forgotten and the
idea of fair play did too.
The Olympic Games ended in 394 A.D.
The Olympic Games had been held for
nearly 1,200 years.
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