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Olympic Games //Pankration// (Greek boxing) //Chariot Racing//

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Slide One : The Olympic Games were held at Olympia, Greece. The Greeks invented athletic contests and held them in honor of the gods. The Olympics started in 700 BC in honor of Zeus. Women were not allowed to watch or participate in the Olympics and only Greek nationals could participate in the games. In 472 BC, the Olympics were changed from a one day festival two a five day festival which included four races, boxing, wrestling, and pancratium, which was a combination of the two. Also there were horse-races, chariot races, and a pentathlon which was a series of five events: sprinting, long-jumping, javelin-hurling, discus-throwing, and wrestling. Here on the first slide, there are two pictures of the running events. On the left side and the top right, there are pictures of the 2-4 stade races which is about 384 m. to 768 m. On the bottom right, there is a picture of ancient Greek wrestling. Slide Two : There are more pictures here about the ancient Greek Olympics. Here on the top left is a picture of a man throwing a discus. In the middle, we have a picture of a man doing the long jump and on the right, there is a man throwing a javelin. All these events are part of the pentathlon. Slide Three : Chariot Races were one of the many events that took place in the Olympics. Chariot racing event was first added to the Olympics in 680 BC. The Chariot Racing was very dangerous to the driver and the horse who often suffered serious injuries and sometimes they died. Although, it was a very dangerous event, it generated strong spectator enthusiasm. Here are two pictures of two of the different types of chariot races. The picture on the left is the two horse race and the picture on the right is a four horse race. Slide Four : Pankration which is also known as Ancient Greek Fighting started at the Greek Olympic Games in 648 B.C. This sport is a mixture of boxing and wrestling. This sport is special because many people consider this the very first full combat fighting system in human history. Today, modern MMA competitions use a lot of methods that originated from the Pankration Combat sport. The Greeks believe that Heracles and Theseus started Pankration. Here are two pictures of Pankration.

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