The Olympic Games started a long time ago. It had less games then now the first events involved running, long jump, shot pot, javelin, discus, wrestling, boxing, pankration, and equestrian competitions. It started with the four-horse chariot race came first, then a race for fully grown horses, a two-mule chariot race, then came a race for mares, a two-horse chariot race, and finally chariot races for foals.
According to the article chariot races lasted 12 lap or nine miles and horse races lasted six laps or 4.5 miles. Paragraph 2 says "The chariot races were both exciting and dangerous." It was dangerous because weels could