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The short chiton she wears, exposing her right breast, and her loose hair, are distinctive characteristics of the competitors in the Heraean Games. This marble statue is likely a Roman copy of a Greek original, from c. 460 BC. The only event at the Heraean Games was the stadion, [7] which was one sixth shorter than the equivalent men's race. [8]
The Olympiad, the four year cycle starting with the Olympic Games, was one of the ways the Ancient Greeks measured time. [7] The Games took place over a four-year cycle that began with the Olympic Games in the first year. The Nemean Games were held in year two, the Pythian Games in year three, and the Isthmian Games in year four.
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.
1976 – Women's rowing was added to the Olympic Games program at a distance of 1000 metres. [116] 1976 - Women's handball was added at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [174] 1976 - Women's basketball was added to the Olympics. 1976 - Pat Pineda became the first female boxer to be licensed in California. [175]
The other Panhellenic Games were the Pythian, Nemean, and Isthmian Games, though the Olympic Games, being the oldest among the rest, were considered the most prestigious. [37] The Olympic games were held to be one of the two central rituals in ancient Greece, the other being the much older religious festival, the Eleusinian Mysteries. [38]
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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]