The ancient Olympic Games competitions
(a) the race
1, the sprint
Sprint is the only game on the ancient Olympic Games first project. Run from about 192 meters. Divided into preliminary and final competition, the athlete lottery group time and starting position.
2, run
Run is on the 14th in 724 BC the ancient Olympic Games were first classified as official event. Run length is two runway (384 meters) long. Back at the finish line, have turned to stone pillars, pillars of competitor around, ran back just visible again, running similar to run back and forth.
3, a long run
Run in 720 BC the 15th when the ancient Olympic Games is listed as a formal project. Is on the track as many run, run 24 runway (4608 meters) long.
4, armed race
The project in 520 BC the 65th session of the ancient Olympic Games were classified as official event. Early contestants are dressed in armor, wearing a helmet hat, legs wrapped leather knee, left hand holding the shield, the 4th century BC, evolution of naked shields. Start with one leg kneeling position, run away from the runway for four long shuttle run twice (768 meters).
Armed race spectacle, a battleground, is the ancient Olympic Games closing ceremony.
In the above race, the athletes barefoot and naked form is the same with today.
(2) wrestling
Wrestling is a great favorite of the ancient greeks projects, is required for all schools at all levels. In 708 BC, the 18th session of the ancient Olympic Games, wrestling is listed as one of the five competitive, at the same time, is listed as a separate event.
Before the game, the draw decided to rivals. Game, as long as the shoulder, chest, genu touchdown, in areas such as the namely was sentenced to lose a point, such as three points was convicted of failure. To win the lottery groups, continue, until only one so far, this is the final winner.
(3) of the five competitive
The project in 708 BC the 18th session of the ancient Olympic Games were identified as the event, the five items included running, long jump, discus, javelin throw, and wrestling.
1. Race
With separate sprint, running distance of 192 meters.
2. The long jump
The division will jump and run jump two kinds. Approach the long jump technique and modern is not the same. Athletes must be armed with 1.5 ~ 4.5 kg stone or metal dumbbell, the ancient greeks thought it can accurately grasp the two arms swinging amplitude, increases thrust increase jump distance, also can keep the balance of body, make your feet smooth, according to provisions of the two foot landing is not parallel, result is invalid.
Jump under the flute accompaniment, the purpose is to inspire competitor mood, grasp the run-up rhythm and computing time.
3. Discus
Competitor in hands covered with sand or soil first, then a cake back and forth, with the step of three-stage method to cast or. When the diameter and weight of the discus difference is very big, no unified specifications. Due to the lack of protection measures, often casualty accidents.
4. The javelin
Has two kinds of throw quasi and throw away. Gun is about 1.6 meters long, the thickness is the same as the index finger. Used to cast on time, equipped with blade spearhead, when used to throw away, install finger without blade. In the javelin in front, with a pimp, pimp end form a circle, insert the index finger and middle finger in the holster when throwing, it helps to keep the ancient greeks considered flight direction and throw further.
5. Wrestling
Wrestling is not exactly the same, with separate each group for a game is only a winner, also banned using single some dangerous action in wrestling.
(4) boxing
Boxing in the 23rd 688 BC the ancient Olympic Games is listed as events. Game not branch number, not according to the weight grading, lottery, also not restricted by time, until one side is down in a coma or raised his right hand and says to throw in the towel. The winner between the draw punch again, until the remaining one.
(5) mixing bucket
Mixing bucket is a mixture of boxing and wrestling a competitive project, in the 33rd in 648 BC the ancient Olympic Games is listed as a sport for the first time.
Mixing bucket doesn't like wrestling game will only opponent, but by within the scope of the rules allow down the various movements, until their opponent resistance or admit defeat. Rules allowed the use of the method is: stumble, blocked nose, pulling ear, broken fingers, pinch neck (not strangled) and so on, in order to win, people also use some of the more dangerous, so, injury causes damage, bleeding events happen very often.
(6) the chariots
In the 25th in 680 BC the ancient Olympic Games is listed as events. Competition is divided into 4 cart cart and 2 game, held in a racetrack, 800 meters wide, 320 meters long. Vehicles run 10 km, the car is painted a different color, gorgeous and dazzing, majestic spectacle.
Car racing is very fierce, athletes were always naked, urged the horse forward, car one injury accident happens quite often, often less than half ran all the way.
(7) the horse racing
As in the 33rd in 648 BC the ancient Olympic Games event. Horse saddle, stirrup, all by competitor skills competition. Some athletes were falling from a horse in the match injured or even killed instantly.
The owner of the car and horse is often the most wealthy slave owners, they both want to crown, and fear, so often let the slave to driving and riding, if the victory of the olive wreath to wear in his head, and the true competitor get only master a small reward.
(8) other competitions
From the 37th ancient Olympic Games began in 632 BC, the teenager athletics project began to emerge, such as running, wrestling, boxing, the rules require and difficulty of movement are lower than adults.
Since the 96th session of the ancient Olympic Games in 396 BC, herald the match and the piper also included in the official project, and as the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
From 444 BC, the ancient Olympic Games in the art contest, there are many famous scholar, historian and poet, dramatist and artists have been to the Olympic Games in the competition, the Olympic Games is not only promoted the development of the sports, also promoted the cultural exchange.
All in all, in one thousand years of Olympic history, the main competitive projects
more than ten, most projects related to military, therefore, antagonism of strong, competitive game, there are even some project casualty accidents, but the Olympics is the competitive is brave, strong and handsome, reflect the lofty ideal and pursuit of the ancient greeks, and thus left a precious legacy to future generations.