In Rome chariot racing was the most popular sport. https://spartacus-educational.com/ROMchariot.htm
equipment used was two wheeled vehicles and two,four, or six horse teams. https://www.britannica.com/sports/chariot-racing
This was how the race was played
Chariot racing is still a sport except now its way more safer with the new technology. Also men and woman can both play, they even bet on who would win. http://www.worldchariot.org/https://quatr.us/romans/roman-chariot-racing-circus.htm
The race was played professionally and done in the Olympics in the past.
I would not definitely not want to do this sport because it was super dangerous and people died while racing.