This real-life clash of the titans was once used as a morale booster for Ottoman troops and now draws visitors from all over ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wrestling has been an integral part of the Olympic Games since the ancient times, with the modern version being introduced in the first modern Olympics held in Athens in 1896. Since then ...

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.

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 ...