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Where were horse races and chariot races held at 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.

At the ancient site of Olympia, horse races and chariot races were held in the hippodrome, which was located south of the stadium in the open valley of the Alpheus River.1