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Which ancient Olympic event included both wrestling and boxing?

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posted Feb 20, 2017 by Anurag Kashyap

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Pankration (pan = all, kration = power, 'no holds barred')

Pankration, which literary means 'all force', is a combination of wrestling and boxing. It was a dangerous sport, in which everything was permitted except biting, gouging (stabbing with your finger in your opponent's eye, nose or mouth) and attacking the genitals.

answer Mar 3, 2017 by Arun Angadi
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