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Were the 110 meter hurdles played in the ancient Olympic games?
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∙ 14y ago
The distance is 110m rather than 100m because they wanted men to be able to run it whilst fitting 3 steps in-between the hurdles without changing the number of hurdles in the race from 10. 10 hurdles in the race is consistent with all the hurdle events, so they increased the distance to make the men's race more fluid, as mens' strides are typically longer than womens'.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 14y agoNo. One reason might be that the "meter" didn't exist; distances were measured in "stadia".
Most of the ancient Olympic games were martial or "warlike" in nature; the javelin, the discus, the shot-put, the hammer-toss, the run.
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What Olympic Games were played in ancient Rome?
None. The Olympic Games were held at Olympia in southern Greece.
In ancient Greece how often were the olympic games played?
The Ancient Olympic Games were held every four years, a tradition that continues in the modern era.
What event is first to take place at the London Olympic games?
hurdles
What fun things did people do in ancient Greece?
they played in the Olympic Games
Who was the Italian gold olympic medalist female in hurdles?
Ondina Valla in 80 meter hurdles at the 1936 Games in Berlin.
What women was aloud in the real ancient Olympics the ancient olympic games?
No, there was only olympic games for men in ancient olympic history
Did the olympic games start in ancient Egypt?
No, the olympic games started in Ancient Greece
Why wasn't the Olympic games in the ancient Olympics?
it was in ancient olympic
What indoor sports games did the ancient Greeks play?
The played the olympic games, every 4 years that is how the Olympics started from the wonderful Greeks!
Who were the ancient Olympic games dedicated to?
The Ancient Olympic Games were dedicated to Zeus, the God of Gods.
What were the different events for olympic games?
running long jump hurdles and shammy faces
What did the ancient Greeks do for fun?
They played in the Olympic games in honor of Zeus the mighty god. tHEY CANT ALWAYS GO TO THE OLYMPICS STUPID.
