Chariot Racing- something unfair was girls weren't allowed to go to Olympics or school in that time!
They competed naked.
By a person , it was alot to be trained.
They did a ten month work out sesion
Zeus The Main God of Greece
Without them the ancient Greeks would not have been able to start the Olympics.
today tens of thousands of people come to participate in the olympic games but back in the ancient times only the villagers of Greece participated in the games There are 11,028 Athletes in the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
They don't have to say it. It is recited as a link to the original Olympics of ancient Greece, when athletes had to pledge their dedication to their sport.
The Olympics were invented in Ancient Greece
people came from all over ancient Greece after they were approved to be in the Olympics because they had to be good enough. so pretty much anyone who was good enough to participate in the Olympics and was a citizen of a Greek city could participate in the Olympics.
Olympic protocol states the first athletes that enter the stadium during the opening ceremony are those from Greece in recognition of Greece being the home of the Olympics (where the Ancient Olympics first began).
Greece mainly
They didn't have teams then. The athletes competed individually - not even 'representing' their town/city.