Greek athletics went from a pure competition with regard to how more athletic you were to the other opponent to ones where whoever could withstand hits the longest wins. War became an integral part of Greek society, which in turn, brought more violent games to the Olympics. This being said, in order to create fierce competition, the Greeks needed to implement the rule for weight or age classes with all fighting competitions. The competitions were pale, which translates to boxing and was introduced in 724 BCE. The next sport being introduced in 688 BCE, pyx or boxing. Lastly, the most violent of them all, the pankration which came into the Olympics in 648 BCE.
All three of these competitions became more and more violent with no evidence of
All three of these competitions became more and more violent with no evidence of