The Games were established by the city-state of Elis, on whose territory the Games were held. The city provided three referees to supervise them. Participation in the Games were restricted to the citizens of Greek city-states.
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Male athletes who were Greek citizens.
The olympic games were held in honour of Zeus, king of the Greek gods. He and the other gods lived on Mount Olympus
You had to be 7 or older to compete in the Ancient Greek Olympic games
Women in Ancient Greek were considered inferior to men and did not have the same rights. For that reason they were not allowed to participate in the Olympic games.
Individual entries - had to be a citizen of a Greek city-state.