because it is digested easily and provides instant energy to the person.
A tie in a race is when two athletes finish at the same time.
Chariot races, Foot races, Javelin/Discus.
Glucose - is a form of sugar that's rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream. It provides instant energy to help the athlete's muscles provide power.
their own countries select them through olympic examination and a series of qualifying races and tests
Air. They just blow them up before the races and release the air after the races. Jon13
athletes run 2 lengths of the track wearing a elmet, greaves (armour for the lower legs) and a shield
The answer depends upon the race. Most races will set a minimum age of 14 or 18, depending upon whether they want to include HS age athletes or not. Some races will not specify a minimum age, but will require younger athletes to be accompanied by a parent, who is also registered in the race. All of those decisions are made with liability issues in mind and will be strictly enforced.
Before WWII, NAZI Germany under Hitler (since 1933) hoped that the 1936 Olympic games would show the natural superiority of white, northern-European athletes. The Ayran race was supposed to make Hitler proud. But Germany did not do as well as they wanted. In the running events, black American runner Jesse Owens beat the white athletes and got a Gold medal. I'm not sure if other people of other so-called "inferior" races outperformed German or Ayrian athletes too.
Quite a bit
There are many different races that are held besides foot races. These races include bike races, swimming races, and competence races.
I don't think it hurts if you accidentally swallow tiny amounts of it (like when brushing your teeth with it). However, you SHOULD NOT mix it with water and drink it like a drink, because I heard this poisons you (athletes do this sometimes before races). If you do swallow more than a little bit, I would definitley call Poison control center....
the most common races were the three legged races and the wheel races