Was wrestling an original Olympic sport? Wrestling was part of the Ancient Olympic Games in Greece, making it one of the oldest competitive sports — if not the oldest sport — in the world. When the ...

It's time for the 2024 Olympics! Get psyched for this summer's festivities by reflecting on top terms related to the history of the Games. Japan claimed two of Friday's three freestyle wrestling ...

For a more comprehensive list, be sure to read the article on how scoring works in Olympic wrestling. What's the difference between Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling? In each style of Olympic ...

Wrestling will be fighting to prove its relevance in Rio after battling back from the brink of Olympic extinction. One of the key sports at the ancient Olympics, wrestling has been part of every ...

Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch ... could practise their boxing and wrestling. The main event at the Olympics was not a sporting event, but ...

Amine, a bronze medalist three years ago in Tokyo, lost 5-4 to Dauren Kurugliev of Greece in freestyle at ... Two bronze medals are awarded in Olympic wrestling. In the gold medal match, Bulgaria ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running. Jumping. Throwing. Wrestling. Boxing. Horse racing. We’ve got it all going on! Welcome to Olympia ...