there was only one event it was called sprint or stade
the first olympic games were in greece. the marathon also originated in greece.
The Ancient Olympics had an event called the stade race. It is thought to have been around 192 meters in length, the length of the stadium where the event was held, and was run in a straight line. The double stade race was a race where the competitors ran the length of a stade race and then turned and ran back to where they started, a distance of about 384 meters.
Greece
it was called stade
the stade was the first ever olympic race witch was a race of 180 meters.
According to history, the only event at the first 13 Olympiads was the stade race, a straightaway foot race of approximately 192 meters. There is no mention of a race of exactly 100 meters.
actually the first recorded winner of the classic Olympics was a man named Coroebus, he was a cook from the polis of Elis. it was called the "stade" it was pretty much a 200 yard dash.this is the same answer from "who won the first olympics"
The only event included in the first Olympic games was the "stade", a run of about 192 meters. hope that helped!
A sprint foot race.
Stadion or ("Stade")
The stade race, a race of approximately 200 meters, was the only event competed at the first Olympics in 776 BC. Wrestling and pentathlon were added in 708 BC. The five events of the ancient pentathlon were wrestling, discus, javelin, running, and jumping. Boxing was added in 688 BC and chariot racing was added in 680 BC.