The stadion (or stade) was an ancient foot race, part of the Olympic Games and the other Panhellenic Games. The stadion was named after the building in which it took place, also called the stadion. This word became stadium in Latin, which became the English word stadium.
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Stadion may refer to: Stadion (ancient sports), an ancient foot race and building Stadion, an ancient unit of length Stadion (state), a mediæval German statelet of the Holy Roman Empire Helsinki Olympic Stadium, a stadium in Helsinki, Finland Stockholm Olympic Stadium, a stadium in Stockholm, Sweden...
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Ancient Olympic Events ... There were 4 types of races at Olympia. The stadion was the oldest event of the Games.
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All the other events did not have a special day for them to be held on. For the first 13 games the Olympics had only one event, the Stadion race.
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Again, after the fifth century BC, it became a five-day event. During the Ancient Olympics, any type of game related to running was given importance. ... The place it was conducted was known as Stadion; ...
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