They played standard sports.
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The 3 sports were tennis, golf, and croquet. This occurred in 1900 when 19 women participated in the aforementioned sports.
the first Olympics game festival was in 776 bc
Hercules is the god credited with inventing the Olympics. However, in other myths, King Pelops is credited with the first Olympics.
Free men from all over the Greek world would participate. These were usually wealthier people, as the games took place during the Greek harvest, so peasants could rarely afford to compete.
The team sports of football, tug of war, and rugby union debuted at the 1900 Games in Paris.