Did you know that cheating in the Olympics dates back to Ancient Greece?

[mj_toronto8]

We all know that the Olympics originated in Greece, but what some of us don't know is that the cheating scandals that we see today were also occurring in ancient times. Ancient Greek Olympic athletes were using many of the available herbs and tools at the time to help them increase their stamina and become better athletes so it's no surprise that we're seeing some of the same things happen in the modern day Olympics. More info here

History of Cheating in Olympics Goes Back to Antiquity

The history of cheating in the Olympics unfortunately goes as far back as the ancient Games with the temptation to cheat and get around rules

greekreporter.com

 

[k_tsoukalas]

Well this is interesting! I didn't realize there were also cheating scandals in Ancient Greece. What a fascinating piece of history!