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The Ancient Olympics (Radio Edit)

You're Dead to Me

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The Olympic Games

Every four years we have the Olympics, has it always been like that? Or was it an annual event before? Do you want to guess what the first ever event was? Oh, I reckon it must have been running. It was 200 metres naked. And then they start to sort of phase in other events. Some of them we recognise today. They had a really weird running race called the Hot Plateau Drumoy Race. Where they run dressed in full armour of a soldier. Pancration? Ah, the Pancration. So it translates as issues. Pan all kratos power. The ultimate fighting. You couldn't bite anyone or gorge their eyes out. Barvat. Straight

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