The First Olympics

1. The First Olympics

2. Only free men who spoke Greek were
allowed to participate in the Ancient
Games.
The games included athletes from The games included athletes from
the various Greek city-states.the various Greek city-states.

3. Before being able to participate, every Before being able to participate, every
participant had to take an oath in front of participant had to take an oath in front of
the statue of Zeus saying that he had the statue of Zeus saying that he had
been in training for 10 months.been in training for 10 months.
The Olympic games originally contained one
event: the stadion, or stade, race, a short
sprint of the length of the stadium.

4. Runners had to pass five stakes that divided
the lanes; one stake at the start, another at
the finish, and three stakes in-between.
Over the years, more events were added:
boxing, wrestling, pankration (mixed martial
arts) and chariot racing.

5. The winner if an
Olympic event was
awarded an olive
branch, and was often
received with much
honor throughout
Greece and especially in
their hometown, where
he was often granted
large sums of money.

6. Sculptors would create statues if Olympic
winners.
Participation in the games was only limited to
male athletes; the only way woman were
allowed to take part was to enter horses in
the equestrian events.

7. The athletes usually competed naked,
not only as the weather was
appropriate but also as the first festival
was meant to celebrate, in, part, the
accomplishments of the human body.

8. Olive oil was used by the competitors, It was
used to keep their skin smooth and also to
provide an appealing look for the
participants.

9. The origins of the Ancient Olympic Games
are unknown, but several legends and myths
have survived.

10. The Greek games were held in four year
intervals, which allowed the participants
to have enough time to undergo proper
training.

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