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Brendan Cunningham Spencer Nagel S.S. p2 In the Olympic games there were a lot of games and events to be played. There was running, discus, pankration, javelin, pale, hoplite, pugme, pentathalon, long jump, horse racing, and four-horse chariot racing. The Olympics took place every 4 years in ancient Olympia. The sacred truce was announced before the Olympics so visitors would travel safely to Olympia. The olympic games were part of a religous event. They held the games in honour of Zeus.

The shortest race was about 200 yards. The runners started in a standing position and race to the end of the stadium. The finish line was a post in the ground. Only adults would race. Discus was another Olympic sport in the games. Contestants used a disc that was 5 to 8 pounds. A lot of contestants would engrave a message in their disc. They would not spin and throw, they would face one direction, take one big step, and then throw. Pale was just like wrestling only a little bit different. Kids an adults would both play. Contestants would start in a standing position and wrestle until one wrestler gave up. There was no biting allowed but you were allowed to break your opponent’s fingers. Javelin was another Olympic game held. When you threw the javelin you would put your fingers through a leather strap to help you rotate the javelin. Then you would just throw it and see how far it went. Hoplite was just a foot race while you were wearing 50 pounds of armour. Later in the races contestants would just wear a helmet and carry a shield while running.

Pankration was both boxing and wrestling and it was only for adults. You would get a point if you throw your opponent to the ground. First one to get three points wins. There were no weight classes and you can not bite or stab eyes nose or mouth with your finger nails. Pugme was boxing for adults and children. There was no rounds contestants would win by either knockout or admitted deafeat. There was no weight classes and they would just wrestle each other. Penthathlon was just for adults and included the long jump, discus, javelin throwing, running and wrestling. The games also included the long jump, it was a very short runway. If you did not land on your feet you are disqualified. You would have to hold small weights in your hands called halteres when you ran. The weights would help you jump farther. Horse racing wads just for adults and took place in a large arena called a hippodrome. You would have to race 1200 meters. Another sport for adults was four-horse chariot races. You would have to have alot of money to compete in this game. The racers compete in many courses going by a number of obstacles. The city-states that were in the Olympic Games were Sparta, Athens, .When they got their wreaths they would yell their names, family, and city where they lived.
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