15 Interesting Facts About Ancient Olympic Games

One of the competitions at the ancient Olympic Games was a fistfight, which had a minimum number of rules-it was forbidden to kick, take the opponent in the grip and use the footrests. In this sport, participants were killed from time to time.

Despite the above, sometimes rich women took part in the chariot race in absentia, the most long-awaited stage of the ancient Olympic Games. To do this, they simply have been sending their chariot, which participated in the race.

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