It had been 2792 year since the first ever Olympics. It was taken place in Olympia Some of the sports played 2792 years ago was running, jumping, discus throwing, wrestling, boxing, pankration, horse and chariot races, and the pentathlon. It was held in 776 BC. The ancient Olympic Games came to an end in 393 AD, approximately 1000 years after they had first started.
If I was alive 2792 years ago one of the sports I would have liked to play would have been Running because It seems like the most non-death defying. There were three running events in the Ancient Olympics The stade, a sprinting race. The athletes ran from one side of the stadium to the other. The diaulos, a middle distance race. The athletes ran two lengths of the stadium. The dolichos – an endurance race. The athletes ran approximately 20 lengths of the stadium.
There was a famous man named Milo of Croton. He was a famous wrestler and loved a good wrestle. The date of Milo's death is unknown, but he reportedly was attempting to tear a tree apart when his hands became trapped in a crevice in its trunk, and a pack of wolves surprised and devoured him
Hi Siaosi,
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the Winter Learning Journey! It is so great to see that you've joined us and already completed two of the activities. Awesome work!
I, too, would have chosen running as my sport and for the same reason that you've listed - it is the safest and least death defying of the group. If I could choose I think that I would have wanted to compete in the diaulos - the middle distance race. I am not fast enough to be a sprinter and I'm not quite fit enough to run 20 lengths of the stadium. Which of the running events would you have chosen?
I really hope that you continue to blog over the holidays. I'm already looking forward to reading your next post!
Cheers, Rachel
Well done Siaosi I like how you have joined the Winter Learning Journey. This is a really informative story to read
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Mele from Panmure Bridge School-LS1
Well done Siaosi I like how you have joined the Winter Learning Journey. This is a really informative story to read
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Mele from Panmure Bridge School-LS1
I am so happy and excited to see that you are commenting on posts from other schools. Great work, Mele! Keep it up and please encourage everyone else to do the same thing. It's so important that we support each other's learning by reading and commenting on each other's work!
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Cheers, Rachel :)