What Is Your Favorite Ancient Olympic Game?
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enough already (Score:5, Informative)
I just wish the modern Olympic Games stop already. They've completely perverted the spirit of Pierre de Coubertin who said (in French): L’important dans ces Olympiades, c’est moins d’y gagner que d’y prendre part (the important thing is less winning than participating), especially with the rules that professional athlete can compete now (in case you didn't know, only amateurs were allowed to participate in the earlier days).
With all the palm greasing, the expense on hosting countries (Greece 2004 anyone?), and the double standards going on (like not giving a visa to the Syrian Olympic chief because they don't like the country's ruler), it's enough already.
Re:Hoplite race (Score:5, Informative)
Why is Pankration Doing so Poorly? (Score:3, Informative)
To quote Wikipedia: "Pankration was a martial art introduced into the Greek Olympic Games in 648 BC and founded as a blend of boxing and wrestling but with almost no rules save disallowing biting and gouging the opponent's eyes out." Yes, killing the opponent is a valid way to win.
There is even a story of a competitor who was loosing badly, but in a last ditch effort jabbed his hand into the abdomen of his competitor and pulled out his competitor's intestines.