Combat sport
Wrestling
The oldest competitive sport there is — pin the shoulders, win the match.
- Origin
- Prehistoric; Olympic 708 BCE
- Competitors
- 1 v 1
- Governing body
- United World Wrestling
- Match length
- 2 × 3 min
- Mat
- 9 m diameter circle
- Olympic
- Yes, since 1896
Three ways in
Option one
Rules & how to play
Everything you need to follow a game of wrestling: the objective, the field, the fouls and the officials.
6 sections
Option two
History & origins
Where wrestling came from and how it grew, told as a timeline of the moments that changed it.
10 milestones
Option three
Players
Search the greats by name, country or honour — or scroll the list to find someone you've never heard of.
10 profiles