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Yes. The main event at the ancient Olympics was the stadion, or stade race. This was one length of the stadium, which is 192m long. The winner of this event had the entire Olympiad* named after them. Other than this, all victors were granted an olive wreath crown and, according to some sources, a lifetime seat at the table in the feasting hall. winners were sometimes granted large sums of money by their own city state, when they returned home i.e. Milon of Croton received a small fortune from his home town for his victory in the games. *The Olympiad was the period of four years after each Olympic Games. It was the main method of ordering the calendar.

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