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Dolichos, hoplitodromos, diaulos, stadion, hippios, chariot racing, boxing, pankration, wrestling, and the pentathlon which considered of wrestling, stadion, long jump, javelin throw, and discus throw.
The dolichos was a long running race in the ancient Olympics.
400 meters
The ancient Greek Olympic sports were mostly throwing events like javlin. They also had running and long jump and high jump.
It is not currently known whether there even are any alien races. There might be, but this has not been confirmed so far.
The short and middle-distance races were held in the stadium at Olympia, near Elis in the western Peloponnese. The dolichos, or long race, was run on a winding route though the complex at Olympia.
Famous athletesFile:Bases_of_Zanes.JPGFile:Bases_of_Zanes.JPGBases of Zanes, paid for by fines from those who cheated at the Games from Athens: Aurelios_Zopyros(junior boxing)from Sparta: Acanthus_(Spartan) (running: diaulos)Chionis_of_Sparta(running: stadion, diaulos, long and triple jump)Cynisca(first woman to be listed as an Olympic victor)from Rhodes: Diagoras_of_Rhodes(boxing 79th Olympiad, 464 BC) and his sons Akusilaos and Damagetos (boxing and Pankration)Leonidas_of_Rhodes(running: stadion, diaulos and hoplitodromos)from Crotone: Astylos_of_Croton(running: stadion, diaulos and hoplitodromos)Milo_of_Croton(wrestling)Timasitheos of Croton (wrestling)from other cities: Koroibos_of_Elis(stadion, the very first Olympic champion)Orsippusof Megara(running: diaulos)Theagenes_of_Thasos(pankration)non-Greek: Tiberius(steerer of a four-horse chariot)Answers.comNero(steerer of a ten-horse chariot)Varastades, Prince and future King of Kingdom_of_Armenia, last known Ancient Olympic victor (boxing) during the 291st Olympic Games in the fourth century
Famous athletesFile:Bases_of_Zanes.JPGFile:Bases_of_Zanes.JPGBases of Zanes, paid for by fines from those who cheated at the Games from Athens: Aurelios_Zopyros(junior boxing)from Sparta: Acanthus_(Spartan) (running: diaulos)Chionis_of_Sparta(running: stadion, diaulos, long and triple jump)Cynisca(first woman to be listed as an Olympic victor)from Rhodes: Diagoras_of_Rhodes(boxing 79th Olympiad, 464 BC) and his sons Akusilaos and Damagetos (boxing and Pankration)Leonidas_of_Rhodes(running: stadion, diaulos and hoplitodromos)from Crotone: Astylos_of_Croton(running: stadion, diaulos and hoplitodromos)Milo_of_Croton(wrestling)Timasitheos of Croton (wrestling)from other cities: Koroibos_of_Elis(stadion, the very first Olympic champion)Orsippusof Megara(running: diaulos)Theagenes_of_Thasos(pankration)non-Greek: Tiberius(steerer of a four-horse chariot)Answers.comNero(steerer of a ten-horse chariot)Varastades, Prince and future King of Kingdom_of_Armenia, last known Ancient Olympic victor (boxing) during the 291st Olympic Games in the fourth century
26 Miles long!
around the world yacht races take an extremly long time 6 months to be exact
Hurdles racing can be 300m or more. As can the relay races and steeplechases. Sprints can also have 400m races. There are also the long distance races, like marathons.
Only free men were allowed to participate in the Ancient Olympics. The games lasted for five days and included a race that was between 180-240 meters called the stadion, the diaulos (double the stadion), another race called the dolichos, and the hoplitodromos another race. Other games were eventually added, such as wrestling, boxing, and pankration, a pentathlon (including discus, javelin, and long jump), and a chariot race.