[DOC] [TLE] Chariot racing - Wikipedia [PAR] Chariot racing was one of the most popular ancient Greek, Roman, and 
Byzantine sports. Chariot racing was dangerous to both drivers and horses as 
they often .... Images of this contest show warriors, armed with helmets and 
shields, perched on ... Chariot races were a part of several Roman religious 
festivals, and on these... [DOC] [TLE] The sports events - Olympics [PAR] The ancient Olympic Games were initially a one-day event until 684 BC, when 
they ... Running contests included: ... Greeks believed that it was founded by 
Theseus when he defeated the fierce Minotaur in the labyrinth. Equestrian events
. These included horse races and chariot races and took place in the 
Hippodrome,... [DOC] [TLE] The Olympic Games in Ancient Greece - British Museum [PAR] Equestrian Events. In ancient Greece only the wealthy could afford to maintain a 
chariot and horses. Chariots had been used to carry warriors into battle, and 
chariot races, along with other sports events, were originally held at the funeral ... 
In all these races the runners ... running, wrestling and boxing contests. Prayers 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Ancient Olympics in Olympia Greece [PAR] Ancient Olympics in Olympia Greece. ... The winners of these competitions 
became as famous as the athletes. ... At the 20th Olympiad in 688 BC one of the 
most popular Olympic sports even today was introduced: Boxing. ... for the Four 
Horse Chariot Race so the horse racing was held at the hippodrome next to the 
stadium. [DOC] [TLE] Ancient Greece - Olympic Games [PAR] The Greeks invented athletic contests and held them in honour of their gods. ... In 
the pancratium, the most rigorous of the sports, the contest continued until one or 
... Horse-racing, in which each entrant owned his horse, was confined to the 
wealthy ... These weights were known as 'halteres' were held in front of the 
athlete... [DOC] [TLE] Horse races - Ancient Olympics - KU Leuven [PAR] Horse racing was the most prestigious competition in the games. Only the very 
rich could afford to keep racing horses and to transport them to Olympia or 
elsewhere. ... These were the most dangerous points. ... From the Roman period 
onwards the Greek races lost their popularity because of the competition with the 
Roman... [DOC] [TLE] chariot racing | ancient sport | Britannica.com [PAR] Chariot racing, in the ancient world, a popular form of contest between small, ... of 
the ancient Olympic Games and other games associated with Greek religious 
festivals. ... Chariot with four horses, marble bas-relief from the ancient agora of 
Athens. ... In the later Empire these factions played a part in political and (after... [DOC] [TLE] Olympic games | Ancient Greece | Europe | The British Museum ... [PAR] Read and learn for free about the following article: Olympic games. ... Chariot 
racing was the most popular spectator sport in ancient times. ... The winning 
horse and its owner were given an enthusiastic reception, and riderless ... means 
five in Greek while "athlos" means contest, so the ancient pentathlon included 
five... [DOC] [TLE] Athletics in Ancient Greece | Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art ... [PAR] According to tradition, the most important athletic competitions were ... as the 
Panathenaic games at Athens, were modeled on these four periodoi, or circuit 
games ... For this reason, sports in ancient Greece generally excluded team 
competitions ... boxing, the pankration (a combination of wrestling and boxing), 
horse races,... [DOC] [TLE] Come on, you Reds! They Shouted in Ancient Games | CNRS News [PAR] Aug 4, 2016 ... In ancient times however, the notions of amateur sport and nation states ... The 
ancient Greeks occasionally played ball games, but never ... The contests held in 
Olympia became the largest public spectacles to take place in Greece. ... In 
Greece, horseracing was the exclusive province of the elite and the... [DOC] [TLE] Olympic Games - Ancient History Encyclopedia [PAR] May 23, 2013 ... The ancient Olympic Games were a sporting event held every four years at the ... 
the Games were the most important cultural event

Question: Horse racing was a sport at these ancient Greek contests
Answer: the Olympics