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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It wasn't. There were a variety of events in the Ancient Olympics. For example: Pentathlon. Running / Jumping Wrestling. Boxing. Pankration. Equestrian events.
21 running events at the morden Olympics
chariot racing which was the most dangerous,running,boxing,wrestling,
I would have to say running. The ancient Olympics had races as the main events.
Most of the events from the Modern Olympics originally came from the Ancient Olympics but many more events have been added to the Modern Olympics...
In the Ancient Olympics the competitors were nude.
There were events such as: javelin, discus, wrestling, boxing, long jump, chariot racing, and the pentathlon which included running, wrestling, javelin, discus and long jump But at the first ancient olympics there was only short sprints.
Running is commonly refered to as "Track" in the Olympics.
The ancient Greek Olympics was a three day event. The games included, running, long jump, boxing, and javelin throwing.
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