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The only event at the Heraean Games was the stadion, [7] which was one sixth shorter than the equivalent men's race. [8] Only parthenoi (unmarried young women) competed in the games. [9] Competitors raced in three different age categories, [10] though it is uncertain exactly how old the competitors were. [7]
The statuette in British Museum [3] depicts a girl wearing a short chiton affixed to the left shoulder, leaving the right shoulder and breast bare. This is the type of athletic costume especially for participants in the Heraean Games, [4] the earliest recorded women's running competition held quadrennially in Olympic stadium. [5]
Heraea or Heraia can refer to: Heraea, an obsolete name of the genus Saturnia; Heraea (Arcadia), an ancient Greek city in the Peloponnese; Heraean Games, an ancient Greek athletic festival; Hybla Heraea, an ancient city in Sicily
Heraea or Heraia (Ancient Greek: Ἡραία) was the most important town of ancient Arcadia on the Lower Alpheius. It was situated near the frontiers of Elis , and on the high road from Arcadia to Olympia .
A papyrus list of Olympic victors, 3rd century A.D., British Library The current list of ancient Olympic victors contains all of the known victors of the ancient Olympic Games from the 1st Games in 776 BC up to 264th in 277 AD, as well as the games of 369 AD before their permanent disbandment in 393 by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
If you attach the word "Games" on, then "Heraia" becomes an adjective, not a noun, and therefore "Heraia" needs to be changed to its adjective form (normally done with the -n or the -ic suffix), so it should be "Heraian Games". So the Heraian Games = Games of Heraia. Atheneaen Games = Games of Athens/Athena. Olympic Games = Games of Olympians.
Hybla Heraea or Hybla Hera (Greek: Ὕβλα Ἡραία or Ὕβλα Ἥρα) was an ancient city of Sicily; its site is at the modern località of Ibla, in the comune of Ragusa.
The mixed division is a staple of Ultimate (without being the standard)—it is the only division showcased at both the 2013 and 2017 World Games. Seven-player mixed teams (4 men plus 3 women, or 4 women plus 3 men) directly compete.