Horse racing was divided into separate competitions ... The pentathlon was the event from which the modern Olympics derives many of its events, including the discus, javelin, long jump, running ...

Making a betting-first sport part of the Olympics might be a bridge too far but horse racing should have it ... than 1,500 years ago though, at the ancient Olympics. Let’s bring it back ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running. Jumping. Throwing. Wrestling. Boxing. Horse racing. We’ve got it all going on! Welcome to Olympia ...