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| c. 3000 BC |
| | | The world's earliest known board game, senet, is played in Egypt | |
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| c. 2500 BC |
| | | The ruling family of Ur plays a board game which appears to be the same as modern backgammon | |
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| c. 1850 BC |
| | | Wrestlers are painted on the walls of an Egyptian tomb, performing most of the holds and falls still in use today | |
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| 776 BC |
| | | The traditional date for the first athletic contest at Olympia | |
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| c. 704 BC |
| | | Wrestling is included in the Olympic games, followed by a terrifying form of all-in wrestling from 652 BC | |
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| 688 BC |
| | | Boxing is included in the Olympic games, with each bout going on until one fighter gives up | |
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| c. 550 BC |
| | | Polo originates in the Persian empire, probably as part of the training of the imperial cavalry | |
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| c. 500 BC |
| | | The Isthmian games at Corinth are by now a regular event, as are the Pythian games and the Nemean games | |
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| c. 500 BC |
| | | Hockey, like polo, is a team game in the Persian empire | |
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| 472 BC |
| | | The Olympic games are extended to five days, the first and last of which are taken up with religious ceremonies | |
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