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What Ancient Greek Olympians ate


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I’m always skeptical about these stories, but it is interesting, nevertheless:
 

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In fact, the sweet little fruits were an essential part of the diet of Spartan athlete Charmis. Fascinatingly, records of Charmis’ diet provide us with the earliest details regarding what ancient athletes consumed in Greece

When they did eat meat, which was much more rarely than most contemporary Olympians do, ancient athletes ate different types of meat according to their own sport.

According to ancient sources, boxers ate bull meat, wrestlers pork, and runners goat.“

 

https://greekreporter.com/2021/07/21/what-did-ancient-greek-athletes-eat-the-diet-of-the-olympians/

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