Olympics
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History of the ancient Olympics
The first Games included just one event - a running race known as the ‘stadion’ (origin of the word ‘stadium’)
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10 sports not in the Olympics
Here are 10 sports that are not featured in the Olympics, but probably should be.
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Emperor Nero: The most disgraceful competitor in Olympic history
Nero demanded events in which he considered himself an expert be added to the programme and then had himself declared the winner of every single one