Why weren't woman allowed to compete in the olympic games?

Answer 1

During the ancient times, normally only young men could participate. competitors were usually nude, not only as the weather was appropriate, but as the festival was meant to be, in part, a celebration of achievements of the humna body.

Answer 2

The ancient era Olympics were held from 776BC to 396BC. At that time, only free men who spoke Greek could compete. Nations or city-states who were at war competed under peace treaties that lasted for the length of the Games. It would have been unheard of women to compete than, since women were entrusted with the worship of the household Gods, a task far more important than sport. Back then women did not do those sorts of things. They were expected to be take care of their children if they were mothers, sew, cook, and clean. Actually, they weren't even allowed to watch the Olympics. Today it would be called sexism, but back then sports were just not something that women did. The Modern Era Olympics began in 1896, and women began competing officially in 1900 and became virtually even with the men by 1936.

Answer 3

Women were not aloud in the Olympics because the Olympics honered a male Greek god called Zeus, although women weren't aloud to compete in these Olympics they were aloud to compete in another which honored Zeus wife instead.

Answer 4

Women were thought under men. In some parts of Greece women were respected, but the majority not so much. Women were expected to clean and cook, while the men went out. Consider the modern Gypsy society. It was much like that.

Answer 5

because they were not equal back then and men thought women were weak

Answer 6

Beacuse women were not aloud to strip naked