Ancient Olympics
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The ancient Olympic games were sacred events and are known to have existed for 12 centuries.  Athletes from all over Greece joined the festival at Olympia. The sports they had were chariot racing, boxing, and foot races. They still have boxing and foot races today. Only the men could go to the Olympics. Women were forbidden to play in the Olympics and watch the Olympics. If the women did those things they would face the penalty of