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In the discus throw the athlete must throw a solid bronze disc. They usually weighed around nine pounds, although varied in size. They took the longest distance out of five throws. The stadion was a sprint of approximately 200 yards (or about 180 metres), longer than the modern 100 metres sprint, but shorter than all other ancient running events.
Morrow, Don; Wamsley, Kevin B. Sport in Canada: A History (2009) Murray, Bill. The World's Game: A History of Soccer (1998) Polley, Martin. Sports History: A Practical Guide, Palgrave, 2007. S.Battente, The idea of sport in western culture from antiquity to the contemporary era, Vernon press, 2020. Journals. online article from The Sports ...
Greek athletes wearing perizoma (loincloths) while training. A loincloth known as the perizoma was initially worn by athletes at the ancient Olympic Games. [75] Archaeological evidence from late sixth-century BC reveals athletes sporting this garment during competitions. [75]
The dolichos or dolichus (Greek: Δόλιχος, English translation: "long race") in the ancient Olympic Games was a long race (c. 4800 m) introduced in 720 BC.. Separate accounts of the race present conflicting evidence as to the actual length of the dolichos: however, the average stated length of the race was approximately 12.5 laps, or about three miles (4.828 km).
This depiction of an ancient pentathlete dates to the Hellenistic period, c. the 1st century BCE. Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. The first documented pentathlon occurred in 708 BC in Ancient Greece at the Ancient Olympic Games, and was also held at the other Panhellenic Games. [1] The name derives from Greek words for "five competitions".
Ancient Greek long jump. Athlete preparing to jump, with one mid-jump. The Olympic Games were the oldest of the four, said to have begun in 776 BC. It is more likely though that they were founded sometime in the late 7th century BC. They lasted until the Roman Emperor Theodosius, a Christian, abolished them as heathen in AD 393. The Pythian ...
Athletes of Ancient Greece widely practiced physical training. However, after the original Olympic Games were banned by the Romans in 394, such culturally significant athletic competitions were not held again until the 19th Century. In 1896 the Olympic Games revived after a gap of some 1,500 years.
The victorious athletes were honoured, feted, and praised. Their deeds were heralded and chronicled so that future generations could appreciate their accomplishments. In fact, the names of the Olympic winners formed the chronology basis of the ancient world, as arranged by Timaeus in his work, The Histories .