An inscription honoring the ancient wrestler Kaikilianos has been found in the ancient Turkish port city of Anemurium. Anemurium is a 600 acres-wide archaeological district, close to the modern city ...

Modern wrestling thrives on innovation, but some of its most effective tools were crafted generations ago. These classic maneuvers were built on simplicity, technique, and drama, and even today’s most ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Wrestling is a really ancient sport. It has been documented in prehistoric cave paintings. There are literary allusions of wrestling matches in 13th century BC, when the Greeks ...

ATHENS (Reuters) - International wrestling president Nenad Lalovic hopes showcasing the modern face of the sport in a tournament at Ancient Olympia will convince the IOC to include wrestling at the ...

This story was created by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Under the scorching heat of the Turkish sun, two men clash, their interlocked bodies gleaming with oil, every muscle taut with strain. The ...

BAHADURGARH, India (AP) — Wearing nothing but loincloths, a group of boys warm up by climbing sturdy ropes that take them high into the trees. One teenager walks around the wrestling pit swirling ...