Ages were the only categories in the ancient Olympics. By the time boys were 10 years old, they already had years of athletic training.
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Only men were able to compete in the Ancient Olympics. Women were forbid to enter the Ancient Olympics, or, Olympia, as it was called back then.
No, women were not allowed to enter the olympics.
you have to be 14 to enter your self in the Olympics.
You have to be at least 20 years old to enter the Olympics. Women could not watch or participate in the Greek Olympics.
No, they weren't even allowed to enter.
you have to be 15 or older to play basketball in the olympics
You are supposed to be 15 if you are turning 16 the year of the Olympics you are eligible
You must be 16 or turning 16 the year of Olympics to compete in them.
18 years and over
It is more advantageous for you to go inside everything about ancient greek Olympics than merely to know how many games there were at that time. So just enter this link on Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Olympic_Games
the Olympics were held in Olympia!!