In 2016, Icho became the first woman in any sport to win individual gold in the same discipline at four consecutive Olympics. Was wrestling an original Olympic sport? Wrestling was part of the Ancient ...

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 ...

Over the centuries, other events were added, like chariot races, wrestling ... the Olympic games "the most celebrated of all contests in sports." Current research suggests the ancient games ...

Nearly 2,500 years ago, a Greek wrestler, Milo of Croton, was regarded as the strongest person ever lived in the known world.

The main objective in wrestling is to pin the opponent, which is achieved by holding his or her shoulder blades to the mat for about a second. A pin, also known as a "fall," automatically ends the ...

Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would ... where Olympians could practise their boxing and wrestling. The main event at the Olympics was not a sporting event, but a sacrifice.

The Ancient Olympic Games were a magnificent spectacle that ... jumping, throwing, boxing, wrestling, pankration (a combination of boxing and wrestling), and chariot racing. The sanctuary of ...

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 ...