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Wrestling at the Olympic Games first appeared at the first modern Olympics, in the form of Greco-Roman wrestling, held in Athens in 1896. Wrestling would appear at every Summer Olympics held since then, with the exception of the 1900 Summer Olympics when wrestling did not appear on the program.
The wrestling competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris were held from 5 to 11 August at Grand Palais Éphémère in Champ de Mars. [1] 288 wrestlers competed across 18 weight categories at these Games.
The world's top Wrestling athletes will gather at the Paris 2024 Olympics (Jul 26-Aug 11, 2024). Get the latest Olympic Wrestling updates here.
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Wrestling is one of the oldest sports in human history—if not the oldest. Multiple sculptures, reliefs and cave drawings—some of which date to around 15,000 years ago—show wrestlers using various holds that are still used in the present-day sport. Wrestling was a key part of the ancient Olympic Games, where it was first contested in 708 BCE.
Official Paris 2024 Olympics schedule and results for Wrestling. Find results as they happen - which athletes are taking home medals.
Aug 12, 2024 · There were 18 wrestling events at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Of those, 12 involved men competing against other men. Yet half of Japan's wrestling golds resulted from women topping the podium. The United States reached four wrestling finals at these Games: women's 50kg, 68kg, 76kg, and men's 57kg.
Aug 11, 2024 · At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Japan and the Russian Olympic Committee led all countries with five and four gold medals, respectively, while the United States had three. The U.S. led all...
