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There weren't any then, in our sense. In those days the word sport meant hunting. The closest thing would have been prize-fighting. I believe there are some fi
by pg 18y ago
There weren't any then, in our sense. In those days the word sport meant hunting. The closest thing would have been prize-fighting. I believe there are some fights from that far back that are still famous among aficionados today.
- cellis 18y agoOlympics?
- pg 18y agoThere are certainly records of individuals who won at the Olympic Games, but as far as I know no descriptions of what happened. I believe the most famous athlete in the ancient world was the wrestler Milo. There are a lot of stories about him, at least some of which are contemporary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo_of_Croton http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo_of_Croton