Ancient Olympic Games
Events

Ancient Olympic Games

Section Title: Events
Table Section Text: None

Events at the Olympics

Olympiad	Year	Event first introduced

1st	776 BC	Stade

14th	724 BC	Diaulos

15th	720 BC	Long distance race (Dolichos)

18th	708 BC	Pentathlon, Wrestling

23rd	688 BC	Boxing (pygmachia)

25th	680 BC	Four horse chariot race (tethrippon)

33rd	648 BC	Horse race (keles), Pankration

37th	632 BC	Boys stade and wrestling

38th	628 BC	Boys pentathlon

41st	616 BC	Boys boxing

65th	520 BC	Hoplite race (hoplitodromos)

70th	500 BC	Mule-cart race (apene)

93rd	408 BC	Two horse chariot race (synoris)

96th	396 BC	Competition for heralds and trumpeters

99th	384 BC	Tethrippon for horse over one year

128th	266 BC	Chariot for horse over one year

131st	256 BC	Race for horses older than one year

145th	200 BC	Pankration for boys

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Boys' pankration became an Olympic event in 200 BC, in the 145th Olympiad.

final_sentence: Boys' pankration became an Olympic event in 200 BC, in the 145th Olympiad.