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© Stéphane Compoint
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Three steles representing different sports from the ancient games. From left to right and from top to bottom:
-At the top, the starting position of a pair of wrestlers where each one tries to throw his adversary off balance.
-In the center, ball games were particularly popular in the palestra. Here, keretizen, a game resembling modern-day hockey.
-At the bottom, the start of the chariot race.
National Archeological Museum of Athens.
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