Atthegames, there were RACES on foot, horse RACES, wrestling, boxing matchesandaspecialcontest, in whichathleteshad torun, do the long jump, throwthe discus and javelinandwrestle.
You can dedicate your life to the sport, but, if you are under six feet tall and weigh less than two hundred pounds, you are never going to throwthediscus seventy metres.