Discipline dossier
Wrestling (Freestyle)
4 fundamental techniques
01Executive Overview
Ancient wrestling is depicted in cave drawings in Egypt and Mesopotamia dating back over 4,000 years, functioning as a core sport in the ancient Olympic Games (708 BCE). Modern Freestyle Wrestling evolved from 19th-century British Catch-as-catch-can wrestling, gaining global standardization through United World Wrestling (UWW) as a core Summer Olympic sport.
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