Devin,+Nicole,+and+Teja

===The Olympic Games=== By: Devin, Nicole, and Teja The Greek demigod,Hercules was the first to throw a javelin. The people would throw a javelin at a target while in motion.The very first javelin competition was honored in 708 b.c.After all the competitions were honored and held in the Olympia then this javelin sport caught on all over the world and it was a common sport to play. Only the wealthiest could afford to race in the chariots. They race in various groups for example wealthy to non wealth. Ancient boxing had fewer rules than the modern sport. Boxers fought without rounds until one man was knocked out, or admitted he had been beaten. Unlike the modern sport, there was no rule against hitting an opponent when he was down.There were no weight classes within the men’s and boy’s divisions opponents for a match were chosen randomly. The earliest Olympic games started around 700 B.C. They were performed every 4 years to honor the lightning god Zeus. One month before the games were played a messenger came out door to door telling people that there will be peace in the month of the Olympics. In these games, only men were allowed to participate. Women were not allowed to play or watch the games. The men trained for 10 months. Some Olympic games were chariot racing, foot racing and horse racing. They also had pentathlon, which was a form of track and field. There was a fighting match called pankration where everything was allowed except for biting and eye gauging. The most common games were wrestling, running, log jump, discus and javelin throwing. If you were one of the many champions in the Olympics you would receive wreaths, ribbons and palm fronds. Unfortunately, the Roman Emperor, Theodosius, banned the Olympics in 393 A.D.

In Ancient Greece, in the city of Olympia, the Olympic games were held every four years. They had many games and activities for men and boys to compete in. One very common sport was the Javelin. There was two different ways to play it, you could throw it at a predetermined target, or you could throw it for distance. The rules of throwing at a predetermined target were they were mostly done on horseback. The rider had to throw the javelin when the horse reached a certain point from the target. The rider had to have good coordination because they needed to focus between the rhythm of the horse and his hand, but still keeping his eye on the target. Chariot racing was another common Olympic sport, the events took place in a hippodrome which is a open space with two pillars at the ends, one that marks the start and the finish, and the other marks the turning post. The Chariot was little vehicle that was wide enough to hold two standing men. They put the strongest horse on the right side to make turns much, much easier. One more common Olympic sport was boxing. There was no time limit to how long the people were aloud to box. The way they knew they surrendered or gave up was the surrendering opponent raised either one or two fingers signalling defeat. The exact rules of boxing are still unknown.
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