HEAD TO HEAD
Diaulos vs Stadion
Ancient Greece
ERA
Ancient · 776 BC
Olympia, Greece
ORIGIN
Olympia, Greece
Varies (~10–20)
PLAYERS
Individual race
None (barefoot)
EQUIPMENT
None
Stadion (~380–400 m)
PLAYING AREA
c. 192 m track
1–2 minutes
DURATION
One length
Hellanodikai
GOVERNING BODY
Ancient Olympics
Former (724 BC)
OLYMPIC
Ancient Games
Different Similar
DIAULOS IN ONE LINE
The Diaulos was an ancient Greek double-length footrace introduced at the 14th Olympic Games in 724 BC. Competitors sprinted down the straight track, rounded a turning post called a kampter, and raced back to the finish line.
STADION IN ONE LINE
A straight sprint of one stadium length, run naked on a dirt track. It was the only event at the first recorded Olympic Games in 776 BC.
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