9. Javelin Throwing The javelin throw was among five events in the ancient Greek Olympic pentathlon. The competition took place on a running track where the athletes ran a few meters to the starting point and then threw the javelin as far as possible. The wooden javelin was about the height...
In the lesson called Ancient Greek Olympics: Lesson for Kids, see what more you can learn about these ancient games. Some topics you can analyze further include: How often the ancient Olympic Games were held Why the Olympics were created The different events of these historic games Practice...
For the first thirteen games, the Ancient Greek Olympics featured just one event, the two hundred yard dash. But over time, new exciting contests, like boxing, chariot and mule racing, and even a footrace where the competitors wore a full suit of armor enticed many hopeful champions into ...
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Olympic Games - Ancient Greece, Sports, Medals: The inaugural Games of the modern Olympics were attended by as many as 280 athletes, all male, coming from 12 countries. The athletes competed in 43 events covering athletics (track and field), cycling, swi
A ancient Greek athlete competing in the discus. The discus and javelin, to modern field events, date back to the ancient Greeks, but back then, they weren’t separate events. Instead, they were part of the pentathlon, a five-event combination that also included the long jump, running and...
7.Statues ofGreek gods and goddesseswere placed inside temples, the most famous of which is theParthenon. This temple in Athens was built for the goddess Athena, the protector of the city. 8.Events at the Greek’s Olympics included wrestling, boxing, long jump, javelin, discus and chariot ...
and pentathlon that consisted of long jump, stadion, wrestling, javelin throw and discus throw. In the ancient Olympics, married women were not allowed to participate in any way. However unmarried women could watch the Olympic Games. The ancient Olympic Games though did not allow female participan...
The Olympics were a religious event for the Greeks. A temple on the site of Olympia, which was dedicated to Zeus, held a gold and ivory statue of the king of the gods. By the greatest Greek sculptor, Pheidias, it stood 42-feet high and was one of theseven wonders of the Ancient Wor...
Ancient Olympics Theancient Olympic Gameswere originally a festival, or celebration, of and for Zeus; events such as a footrace, a javelin contest, and wrestling matches were added later. The Olympic Games were a series of athletic competitions among representatives of city-states and one of ...