concept   fighting attire
culture   Ancient Olympics
statement   In the Ancient Greek Olympics, fighters wore leather straps called himantes on their hands and forearms while competing bare-chested and barefoot.
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1 fighting attire Ancient Olympics Fighting attire in ancient Greek Olympics consisted of leather straps around the hands and sometimes forearms, called himantes, as the fighters competed bare-chested and barefoot. 1