The ancient Olympic Games were almost entirely male-only and women were forbidden to even set foot in the main stadium at Olympia, where running events and combat sports were held. Women were only allowed to enter the equestrian events, not by running but by owning and training the horses. Cynisca employed men and entered her team at the Olympics, where it won in the four-horse chariot racing (tethrippon Greek: τέθριππον) twice, in 396 BC and again in 392 BC. The irony is that she probably did not see her victories.