Editing Multi-sport event (section)

== History ==
The [[Ancient Olympic Games]], first held in 776 BC, was the precursor to the [[Olympic Games|Modern Olympic Games]], although its first edition only featured a footrace and the number of sporting competitions expanded at later editions.

There were several other "games" held in Europe in the [[classical antiquity|classical era]]:

* [[Panhellenic Games]]:
** ''The [[Pythian Games]]'' (founded 527 BC) held in [[Delphi]] every four years
** ''The [[Nemean Games]]'' (founded 516 BC) held in [[Argolid]] every two years
** ''The [[Isthmian Games]]'' (founded 523 BC) held on the [[Isthmus of Corinth]] every two years
* The [[Roman Games]]&nbsp;– Arising from Etruscan rather than purely Greek roots, the Roman Games deemphasized footraces and throwing. Instead, the Greek sports of chariot racing and [[wrestling]], as well as the Etruscan sport of gladiatorial combat, took center stage.

Other multi-sport festivals emerged in the [[Middle Ages]] in Europe, including the [[Cotswold Olimpick Games]] in [[England]] in the 1600s, the [[Highland Games]] in [[Scotland]], and the Olympiade de la République in [[France]] in the 1800s.

In the late 19th and early 20th century, athletes at multi-sport events were almost exclusively male. As international [[women's sport]] began to develop, events such as the [[Women's World Games]] and [[Olympics of Grace]] were held to allow women to engage in sport on the international stage. Though short-lived, events such as these led to greater inclusion of women at multi-sport events over the course of the 20th century.<ref name="LeighBonin">{{Cite journal | last = Leigh | first = Mary H. |author2=Bonin, Thérèse M. | title = The Pioneering Role Of Madame Alice Milliat and the FSFI in Establishing International Trade and Field Competition for Women  | journal = Journal of Sport History | volume = 4 | issue = 1 | pages = 72–83 | publisher = North American Society for Sport History | year = 1977 | url = http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH1977/JSH0401/jsh0401f.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100807201822/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH1977/JSH0401/jsh0401f.pdf | archive-date = 7 August 2010 | access-date = 3 September 2011}}</ref>

Although the modern tradition commemorates the [[Mongolian Revolution of 1921|1921 revolution]], the [[Naadam]] festival in Mongolia is a continuation of ancient sporting practises amongst Mongolians.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/naadam-mongolian-traditional-festival-00395 | title=UNESCO – Naadam, Mongolian traditional festival }}</ref> The three events of wrestling, horse racing and archery are thought to date back centuries and represent the three most important pursuits of a strong man in nomadic society.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://thediplomat.com/2016/07/the-naadam-festival-mongolias-games/ | title=The Naadam Festival: Mongolia's Games }}</ref> Alongside these sporting events there are other cultural activities such as dances and parades.