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How long was the stade race at ancient Olympia?

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Map of southeastern Europe highlighting Greece and marking the location of Olympia with a red star, indicating its status as a World Heritage Site. Olympia is shown in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula, surrounded by neighboring countries and nearby seas including the Ionian, Aegean, and Mediterranean. — Olympia Olympia was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1989.

The stade race at ancient Olympia was approximately 192 meters (210 yards) long. This distance corresponded to one length of the stadium track. The term stade eventually came to refer to the track itself, which is the origin of the modern English word "stadium".123