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Freestyle wrestling (or, catch-as-catch-can wrestling as it was called prior to the 1948 Olympics) and weight classes both made their first appearance at the 1904 Summer Olympics. Women's freestyle wrestling competition was first held at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2013, the IOC voted to drop wrestling from the Summer Olympic program.
[2] [3] Wrestling has been contested at every modern Summer Olympic Games, except Paris 1900. Mijaín López became the first and only athlete in modern Olympics history to win five consecutive gold medals in the same individual event after winning in the Greco-Roman wrestling 130 kg, [4] Japan has topped the medal table for the fourth time.
Wrestling had been contested at every modern Summer Olympic Games, except Paris 1900. [1] [failed verification] Around 288 wrestlers were expected to compete in 18 events at the 2020 Summer Olympics which was postponed in March 2020 and planned for 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]
Five quota places were awarded at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships, which took place from the 16th to 24th of September in Belgrade, Serbia. The finalists of each category in the four continental qualification tournaments ( Asia , Europe , the Americas , and the joint Africa & Oceania ) were awarded quota places.
Wrestling, one of the oldest sports in the Olympic Games is back again for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Individuals will compete over seven days, from Aug. 5-11 at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris, with ...
Five quota places were awarded at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships, which took place from the 16th to 24th of September in Belgrade, Serbia. The finalists of each category in the four continental qualification tournaments ( Asia , Europe , the Americas , and the joint Africa & Oceania ) were awarded quota places.
The remainder of the total quota was decided at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, offering three quota places per weight category to the two highest-ranked wrestlers and the champion of a wrestle-off between two bronze medalists. [1] [4] Two invitational places were granted to members of the Olympic Refugee Team. [5]
United State's Amit Elor celebrates after defeating North Korea's Sol Gum Pak during their women's freestyle 68kg wrestling semifinal match, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics ...