A few ancient writers ... In the early days of the Olympics, there was only one event (the "stadion") and one victor. Over the centuries, other events were added, like chariot races, wrestling ...

Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would enter ... could practise their boxing and wrestling. The main event at the Olympics was not a sporting event, but a sacrifice.

Ancient Olympics - Yep, just like in the movies, the original Olympic Games had chariot racing events. Both 2-horse and 4-horse chariots made 12 laps around a stadium track and the winners were ...

I’ve pretty much dominated the running events at four consecutive Olympic Games. One day they’ll ... here is one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World, and on the third day - the middle ...

At the ancient Olympics in Greece ... where organizers introduced five arts competitions as official Olympic events. Modern ...

One of the key sports at the ancient Olympics, wrestling has been part ... if neither of those match-ending events occurs, outscore them on points. The use of the legs is not allowed in male ...