There were numerous Sports that were involved in the Ancient Olympics, events such as Boxing, Chariot racing, the Pentathlon, Running and Wrestling (Ancient Olympic Events - Perseus Project)
The previously mentioned Ancient writer Pindar also lists the sports that he saw took place at one of the Olympics he watched as well as the victors of each event: “In the foot-race down the straight course of the stadion was Likymnios' son Oionos first… in the wrestling was Tegea glorified by Echemos: Doryklos won the prize of boxing… and with the four-horse chariot, Samos of Mantinea, Halirrhotios' son: with the javelin Phrastor hit the mark: in distance Enikeus beyond all others hurled the stone with a circling sweep…” (Pindar, The Odes of Pindar - …show more content…
For example, Boxing had no rounds involved and the fight continued until either one man was knocked out or he conceded defeat.
Wrestling was one of the more famous ancient sports that took place in the ancient Olympics, and had similar rules to Olympic wrestling that takes places in the 21st century. An athlete would have to throw their open on to the ground, and make sure they landed on either their hip, shoulder, or back, 3 times in order to win. Somewhat different was the fact that breaking an opponent’s fingers was completely permitted
Pankration combined boxing and wrestling into one sport, with brutal attacks allowed and only biting and eye gouging being disallowed. Pankration had separate divisions for boys and men and could also be considered the ancient ancestor of Mixed Martial Arts. Pankration was not always looked kindly upon by the Greek public, with the poet Xenophanes describing it as "that new and terrible contest...of all holds" (Xenophanes 2).
Chariot Racing had different variations, such as 2-hrse and 4-horse races, as well as different races between different breed of horses. The course for chariot racing was 12 laps long (14.5
The previously mentioned Ancient writer Pindar also lists the sports that he saw took place at one of the Olympics he watched as well as the victors of each event: “In the foot-race down the straight course of the stadion was Likymnios' son Oionos first… in the wrestling was Tegea glorified by Echemos: Doryklos won the prize of boxing… and with the four-horse chariot, Samos of Mantinea, Halirrhotios' son: with the javelin Phrastor hit the mark: in distance Enikeus beyond all others hurled the stone with a circling sweep…” (Pindar, The Odes of Pindar - …show more content…
For example, Boxing had no rounds involved and the fight continued until either one man was knocked out or he conceded defeat.
Wrestling was one of the more famous ancient sports that took place in the ancient Olympics, and had similar rules to Olympic wrestling that takes places in the 21st century. An athlete would have to throw their open on to the ground, and make sure they landed on either their hip, shoulder, or back, 3 times in order to win. Somewhat different was the fact that breaking an opponent’s fingers was completely permitted
Pankration combined boxing and wrestling into one sport, with brutal attacks allowed and only biting and eye gouging being disallowed. Pankration had separate divisions for boys and men and could also be considered the ancient ancestor of Mixed Martial Arts. Pankration was not always looked kindly upon by the Greek public, with the poet Xenophanes describing it as "that new and terrible contest...of all holds" (Xenophanes 2).
Chariot Racing had different variations, such as 2-hrse and 4-horse races, as well as different races between different breed of horses. The course for chariot racing was 12 laps long (14.5