Here's what you need to know about wrestling at the 2024 Paris Olympics. When did wrestling become an Olympic sport? Wrestling was part of the Ancient Greek Olympics, where competitors fought ...

Featuring just a single stadium competition at first -- a footrace -- the ancient Olympics in Olympia grew over time to include more events like wrestling, boxing, javelin and chariot racing.

Thus began the ancient Olympics, the classical sporting competition ... Like their modern counterparts, they competed in wrestling, javelin throwing, boxing and long jumping; unlike today ...

Other cities in Greece held games but the ancient Olympics were the most famous ... There were certain prohibitions in wrestling: biting, hitting, breaking fingers, grabbing the opponent's ...

wrestling, chariot races, and more. Research at the time of writing suggests that the ancient Olympics ended mainly due to the destruction of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia by fire during the reign ...

Thus began the ancient Olympics, the classical sporting competition ... Like their modern counterparts, they competed in wrestling, javelin throwing, boxing and long jumping; unlike today ...