The Olympic Games started off as a series of athletic events to honor the gods. The games have begun in the early 700 BC in honor of the god Zeus. No women were allowed to watch the games and only Greek nationals could participate. The games were held every four years. In honor of the god Zeus a statue was built out of gold and ivory by a Greek sculptor. In the games 100 oxen were sacrificed and many athletes would make sacrifices themselves.
In the games boxing was a brutal sport it included punching, throwing and hitting and opponent, But the aim of the event was to throw the opponent to the ground three times, on his hip, back or shoulder. The opponent could not bite or hold him in the genital area. There was three types of races. The stadion (were the runners sprinted for 1 stade, the length of the stadium which was 192 m). The 2 stade race (384m) and a long distance run. (384m to 768 m)
In ancient Greece there wasn’t any equestrian there was chariot racing which was a dangerous event as the chariot would crash into opponents and they go at high speeds which causes many deaths in accidents. Also many old events, discus, javelin and long jumping all events from ancient Greece which evolved over time. The time for modern Olympic started in April 6 1896 and was the evolution of the Olympic Games.
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games started off as a series of athletic events to honor the gods. The games have begun in the early 700 BC in honor of the god Zeus. No women were allowed to watch the games and only Greek nationals could participate. The games were held every four years. In honor of the god Zeus a statue was built out of gold and ivory by a Greek sculptor. In the games 100 oxen were sacrificed and many athletes would make sacrifices themselves.
In the games boxing was a brutal sport it included punching, throwing and hitting and opponent, But the aim of the event was to throw the opponent to the ground three times, on his