Even before our era, special flat areas began to be prepared for sports competitions. The first stadium (mid-VI century BC) has been preserved on the outskirts of Olympia, where the founder of the modern Olympic movement, Pierre de Coubertin, is buried. This stadium is an almost rectangular platform, on one side of which the hillside served as a tribune for spectators, on the other, a specially made embankment was used as a tribune. In those days, they ran and jumped naked, believing that rags like a tunic fluttering in the wind reduce athletic performance. Competitors and spectators could only be males, it was believed that this was not a woman's business!
Stone bars have remained on the treadmill since those times, which marked the distance for athletes in one stage - hence the word "stadium" was born, as a structure equipped for sports competitions.
The stages were a little less than 200 meters - this measure went from ancient Babylon, the “stages” were somewhat different for different peoples. Over time, these structures were improved - they grew in size, acquired stone stands, and later the corresponding equipment. The Olympic Games in Ancient Greece were dedicated to Zeus - the main one on Olympus, although Olympia and Olympus are far from each other.
Stone bars have remained on the treadmill since those times, which marked the distance for athletes in one stage - hence the word "stadium" was born, as a structure equipped for sports competitions.
The stages were a little less than 200 meters - this measure went from ancient Babylon, the “stages” were somewhat different for different peoples. Over time, these structures were improved - they grew in size, acquired stone stands, and later the corresponding equipment. The Olympic Games in Ancient Greece were dedicated to Zeus - the main one on Olympus, although Olympia and Olympus are far from each other.
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