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  • Ancient Nemea to host 2008 Olympic-like summer games

    06/05/2008 11:18:50 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 3 replies · 48+ views
    UC Berkeley press release ^ | Wednesday, June 4, 2008 | Kathleen Maclay
    Just as the official Summer Olympics get underway in Beijing on June 21, an ancient athletic stadium at a UC Berkeley archaeological site in Greece that was home to the original Panhellenic Games will once again come alive with competition. The Nemean Games revived footraces held in the village of Ancient Nemea every four years since 1996, are not for trained athletes, but for anyone worldwide who wants to run. There will be a 100-meter sprint on the fourth-century clay track on June 21 and a 7.5- kilometer race the following day from the ancient temple of Herakles near the...