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Answer: The awards were completely different in ancient Greece: the races were not about money and commercials, but about honour. The winners were given an olive branch and were celebrated throughout Greece and especially in their home town. Some cities would then sponsor their athletes and give them money-for instance Athens would grant them around 500 drachma (a fortune at the time). Others would give them similar prizes, including vats of olive oil. If their victory was outstanding, sculptors would make them statues and poets would sing odes about them.

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