Another type of footrace, called the hoplite, was introduced rather late in the history of the Ancient Olympics. The race was of about two "stades" undertaken while wearing battle armor composed of round shields and plumed helmets. Racing over hurdles was not at all part of the Greeks" knowledge during the Ancient Olympics. It was established later in the modern Olympic trials. .

             Another predecessor of a modern Track and Field event is the long jump. This event differed very greatly from the jumping we see today. The jumpers would have a running start and be holding weights in their hands for momentum purposes. The use of the weights, which were swung about during the run and jump, caused the jumper to have a much larger distance than the athletes of the modern Olympics. In fact, the ancient jumping events are highly controversial because of the ludicrous records found about the distance of the jumps in ancient Greece. One record states that a contestant jumped 55 feet. The modern record for the running long jump is near 30 feet and it seems to many track and field experts that it would be quite impossible for anyone to jump 55 feet, even with the help of an impetus. Some history experts" claim that the Greeks used a system of measurement in which the feet were smaller than the modern foot, which could indicate that the distances were more realistic when translated into modern feet and inches. During the jumping event, flute music would be played which might have helped the jumper to time the difficult movements of running, swinging the weights, and finally jumping. The jumpers would jump into broken up earth, no more than a patch of well-turned soil. Each athlete who competed would rake his own jumping pit.

             The throwing events have deep roots in the Ancient Olympic games. The discus throw and the javelin were the most common events at the Ancient Olympics, but later in the history, another event was added which was quite similar to the shot put.