You are here: Home » Olympic Wrestling »News TODAY Olympic History: Wrestling The sport of wrestling dates all the way back to ancient times, where there were tales of oiled bodies fighting in the sand in the Ancient Olympics. Thusly, when the Modern Olympics resumed in Athens in 1896, wrestling became the focus of the Games. Wrestling's original Olympic style -- Greco-Roman -- was derived from ancient Greek and Roman wrestling. While wrestling dis ...

www.olympic.org Français Olympic Games Sports Athletes News Passion Organisation olympic news © IOC/RRH8 June 2006 Vancouver 2010: learning from the past, progressing confidently forward After two days of meetings and visits by the IOC Coordination Commission, under the Chairmanship of IOC member René Fasel, the Commission has successfully completed its 3rd visit to the Organising Committee for the Vancouver... [Full story] 12th Olympic Collectors World Fair12th Olympic Colle ...