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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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