If they started early they would be beaten or disqualified
Rules for individual sports are made by the governing body of that sport. The rules may be adapted for the Olympic format by the Olympic committee. Rules directly relevant to the Olympics are also decided by the IOC, the International Olympic Committee.
A constitution was the rules by which the city-state operated and as governed.
The Games were established by the city-state of Elis, on whose territory the Games were held. The city provided three referees to supervise them. Participation in the Games were restricted to the citizens of Greek city-states.
In general in ancient Greece only men of property had the right to vote
In ancient Greece, there were many rules and laws which made trade difficult. Also, the mountains were difficult to traverse and there were not many rivers to travel on.
There are heaps
because of the rules and reasons to compete
freedom,butty,wining,stupid and sleeping.
Pancratium was an Ancient Olympic event that was a mix of wrestling and boxing. The only rules were no gouging an opponent's eyes and no biting.
They did direct Hellenic Games (Separated into four sections: Olympic, Pythian, Nemean and Istamian Games). The main events in each of the games included: Chariot Racing, Wrestling, Pankration (mix of wrestling and boxing, few rules), Stadion and other foot races.
Gods and Goddesses but the God of Gods of Ancient Greece was Zeus
The Olympic game today are, far more than anything else, a commercial venture as opposed to a competition between amateurs. The actual sports activities are simply the 'hook' on which the rest of the spectacle is hung and have become almost incidental.