Which sport was derived from the greek word meaning “to exercise naked”?


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The term gymnastics, derived from a Greek word meaning “to exercise naked,” applied in ancient Greece to all exercises practiced in the gymnasium, the place where male athletes did indeed exercise unclothed. After the Roman invasion of Greece in the second century BC, gymnastics was adopted by the Roman army for training exercises, and the practice was spread across the ancient world through Roman conquest. The Romans developed the activities into a more formal sport, and they used the gymnasiums to physically prepare their legions for warfare. Many of these exercises came to be included in the Olympic Games.

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