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wrestling

Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves different grappling-type techniques, such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins, and other grappling holds. Many different wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sports, and military systems.

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Wrestling is a combat sport and martial art where two opponents grapple with each other, using techniques like throws, takedowns, pins, and joint locks to gain advantage within established rules. The sport has had significant influence beyond competition, with wrestling techniques being incorporated into various martial arts, combat sports, and military training systems.

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Key facts

Martial art.image: Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Gazyumov vs Andriitsev 6.jpg
Martial art.imagecaption: Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Martial art.imagesize: 300px
Martial art.name: Wrestling
Martial art.focus: Grappling
Martial art.olympic: Freestyle, Greco-Roman, Judo and Sambo

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Research

2,105 papers

Wrestling.ReviewPhysical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America · 1999Martin WR, Margherita AJ
Wrestling injuries.ReviewOrthopedic nursing · 2008Halloran LDOI: 10.1097/01.NOR.0000320548.20611.16
Wrestling and sports medicine.ReviewCurrent sports medicine reports · 2005Khalili-Borna D, Honsik KDOI: 10.1097/01.csmr.0000306197.51994.16
Wrestling injuries.ReviewMedicine and sport science · 2005Hewett TE, Pasque C, Heyl R et al.DOI: 10.1159/000084288
lnjuries in wrestling: systematic review.The Physician and sportsmedicine · 2018Thomas RE, Zamanpour KDOI: 10.1080/00913847.2018.1445406
Epidemiology of Sport-Related Concussion.ReviewClinics in sports medicine · 2021Pierpoint LA, Collins CDOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2020.08.013
[Humerus fracture after an arm wrestling].ReviewLa Revue du praticien · 2019Peron L, Pecoul T, Ungari J
Humeral fractures sustained during arm wrestling.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022Karadeniz E, Demiroz S, Oktem F et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00068-021-01852-4

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: type of sport
Subclass of: combat sport
Image: Rio 2016 Wrestling 139505251007147468386914.jpg

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Commons category: Wrestling
topic's main category: Category:Wrestling
OpenStreetMap tag: sport=wrestling
topic has template: Template:Folk wrestling
different from: inventory
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
authority: United World Wrestling

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Encyclopedic overview

28 sections

Contents

History
By country
Mythology
Gallery
Modern international disciplines
Greco-Roman wrestling
Freestyle wrestling
Submission wrestling
Amateur pankration
Alysh belt wrestling
Pahlavani wrestling
Beach wrestling
Folk styles
Oil wrestling
American collegiate wrestling
Professional wrestling styles
Sports entertainment
British/European wrestling
Puroresu
Lucha libre
Circus wrestling
Other styles
Judo
Sambo
Wrestling in mixed martial arts
See also
Notes
References

Wrestling comes in different forms, the most popular being professional wrestling, which is a form of athletic theatre. Other legitimate competitive forms include Greco-Roman, freestyle, judo, sambo, folkstyle, catch, shoot, luta livre, submission, sumo, pehlwani, shuai jiao, and more. Wrestling first appeared in the ancient Olympic Games as an event during the 18th Olympiad in 708 BC. There are a wide range of styles with varying rules, with both traditional historic and modern styles. The term "wrestling" in Modern English originated from the late Old English term wræstlunge.

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