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There was only on running event played in the Ancient Olympics, the short sprint from one side of the stadium to the other.

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What country first proposed the winter olympic games as separate from the traditional olympic games

How did the athletes prepare for the ancient olympic games

What other events were included in the ancient olympic games after the first ancient olympic games

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