The Way It Was
August, 1984
The Olympics date back almost 3000 years to ancient Greece. While the tradition and styles of the ancient Olympiads were vastly different from those of today (no one wore Adidas), many of the events were similar. Wrestling, boxing, diskos and javelin were part of the first program. The stade race was much like today's 200-meter sprint. Other events included the diaulos (400-meter sprint), chariot racing, skamma (long jump) and hoplitodromos (a foot race in battle armor). Tons of fun. In 394 a.d....
