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If your referring to the Ancient Olympics then it was the Pankration. It was a blend of Wrestling and boxing. Rules outlawed only biting and gouging an opponent's eyes, nose, or mouth with fingernails. Attacks such as kicking an opponent in the belly, which are against the rules in modern sports, were perfectly legal.
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What is the hardest hitting sport?
Rugby!
In the Olympics do you do wrestling in the winter or the summer?
Wrestling is a Summer Olympics sport.
What is the first team sport in the Olympics?
soccer
When was tennis added to the summer Olympics?
Tennis was a part of the original modern Olympics that were started in 1896. Tennis was an Olympic sport until after the 1924 Olympics when it was dropped. Tennis, again, became an Olympic sport beginning with the 1988 Olympics.
What is the sport called in the Olympics with a javelin?
The Javelin Throw.
Is Gymnastics the hardest sport in the Olympics?
no there are much harder but since gymnastics is such a popular sport you have a lot of pressure. Dance is hard but not a olympic sport
Why is figure skating a sport used in the Olympics?
Figure skating is one of the hardest sports around and requires exceptional skill
Hardest sport to learn?
In my opinion the hardest sport to learn is ice hockey
Is darts a sport?
yes darts is a sport and it is played it the olympics
Who is in the Winter Olympics 2014?
Gymnastics is a summer Olympics sport not a winter Olympics sport. Gymnastics will next be in the London Olympics in 2012 and the Rio Olympics in 2016.
What is the hardest hitting sport?
Rugby!
Why isn't every sport in the olympics?
They can't possibly put every sport in the olympics. There may be a thousand sports around the world. For example, sumo wrestling in Japan, is a sport. And, it is NOT a sport in the olympics.
Who is competing in the 2014 winter gymnast Olympics?
Gymnastics is a summer Olympics sport not a winter Olympics sport. Gymnastics will next be in the London Olympics in 2012 and the Rio Olympics in 2016.
What sport did the First Nations invent?
i say any sport in the Olympics since Greece stared the Olympics and they are an old country
Which sport opens 2012 Olympics?
The first sport that will be featured in the 2012 Olympics is Women's football.
Why is football the hardest sport to play?
its not! Gymnastics is
What is the hardest sport to train?
Boxing, by far.
