Origins of Sport
The 200-Meter Race That Started Everything: How One Dirt Track in Ancient Greece Built the Foundation of Modern Sport
In 776 BC, a cook named Coroebus sprinted the length of a dirt track in Olympia and became the first recorded Olympic champion. That single race — roughly 200 meters, no shoes, no stopwatch, no sponsor deals — quietly launched the most powerful sports tradition the world has ever seen. Here's how we got from that dusty Greek field to Usain Bolt breaking the universe.
