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Who watched sports in ancient greece
In ancient Greece only the men were able to go to the ancient olympics and the women were not able to participate or go to watch the games unless they were in Sparta and even then they had their own thing that they would do. All Greek men that were free to watch the olympics even during war went to the olympics. In Athens the women would not be able to even watch the sport but one time a woman was so content in seeing her son participate that she pretended to be a man so that she could go in. Even the poorest man was able to go to the Olympics like farmers and others.
How did the athletic competition develop in ancient greece
During the 8th, 7th, and 6th century BC, ancient Greece developed a bunch more sports as part of festivals for gods and goddesses. They had discus, boxing, long jumping, shot put, javelin, wrestling and horseback riding events. The very first Olympic sport was running and it stayed as the only Greek sport from 776 BC to 724 BC. They then came out with all the other things that I listed above and made a start to the nowadays olympics.
Fun facts
Did you know that during the ancient Greece olympics everyone had to be naked, (other than the women in sparta and the women in Athens couldn’t even compete). Also there were no team sports, and no one got a medal. The legend has it that Hercules, the son of Zeus, made the olympics in ancient Greece.Even in ancient Greece the olympics would be held every four years. For breaking the rules you would be severely punished including being publicly wiped, very large fines of money, and being looked down upon by all of the citizens.
How did the ancient Greeks feel about athletes?
The Greeks feel like their sports players are more like slaves. The sports players had to be naked while competing to worship zeus. Olympic athletes also had to be covered with olive oil to keep the dust off of them.The Greeks believed that their love for athletics, among other things, distinguished them from non-Greeks, and only Greek citizens were allowed to compete in the games. There were usually no team sports it was only a 1 person olympic sport. The Greeks were aimed on setting records for themselves and not others.Contests included footraces, the long jump, diskos and javelin throwing, wrestling, boxing, the pankration a combination of wrestling and boxing, horse races, and chariot races.
Compare the modern Olympics to the Olympics in ancient Greece.
The olympics are very different today then what they were in ancient Greece. Back then if you were in the olympics you had to be naked and covered in olive oil,but today you can wear whatever you want as long as it refers to your country. In 776 BC there were only around 10 sports as today there are 33 sports. Back then women weren't aloud to compete in the olympics. Today more than 44% of olympic athletes are women. women.
Who played sports in ancient Greece?
In order to play in the olympics or any greece sports all of the athletes had to be free with no slaves and also could speak greece. No women were allowed to play in the olympics and you only had to be 12 years old to participate in the olympics. The men that participated in the olympics had to train for 10 months. Anyone that was from a Greek city was allowed to participate in the olympics.
What sports did they play?
Some sports that they played in ancient Greece were running, long jump, shot put, javelin, boxing, pankration,equestrian events and discus. Their most popular sport is equestrian events and the game is where there were 40 chariots racing and crashes were a common thing in this game and only the wealthy were able to maintain their horses and chariots. The oldest sport in ancient greece is the stadion or stade known as a running race; it was the only event in the first olympics in 776 BCE the length of the race was 600 greek feet.
How do the sporting games of ancient greece shape athletics of today?
Greek athletes and athletics have influenced modern athletics in many ways. One of the ways that they have shaped the sports we do today is they created the olympic games. Secondly, the greeks have created many of the sports brands and some of their logos. And finally the greeks have influenced many of the sports that we play today. Such as boxing, long jumping, running, shot puts and other sports.]
Most important contributions to modern times?
The most important contributions to modern times are that many modern day athletes have the voice social media platforms promote. The athletes also have most american people watching them. I think that modern day athletes have the same type of contributions.