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wrestling

Sport popular in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, and included in the Olympics from 704 BC. The two main modern international styles are Greco-Roman, concentrating on above-waist holds, and freestyle, which allows the legs to be used to hold or trip; in both the aim is to throw the opponent to the ground.

Many countries have their own forms of wrestling. Glima is unique to Iceland; Kushti is the national style practised in Iran; Schwingen has been practised in Switzerland for hundreds of years; and sumo is the national sport of Japan. World championships for freestyle wrestling have existed since 1951 and since 1921 for Greco-Roman style. Greco-Roman was included in the first modern Olympic programme in 1896; freestyle made its debut in 1904. Competitors are categorized according to weight: at the 2000 Olympic Games there were eight weight divisions in each style of wrestling, but this was reduced to seven for the 2004 games.
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7/28/2009 6:43:30 AM Bad boy sumo grand champion Asashoryu has been called many things but it is unlikely being dubbed "porky" will cause the Mongolian to lose much sleep.
Sumo the winner in Asashoryu row by Aljazeera.net
Sumo Wrestling is a popular competitive contact sport in Japan where a wrestler attempts to force his opponent either out of a circular ring, called the "dohyo", or to touch the ground inside the "dohyo" with anything other than the soles of the feet.
Discussing the Business of Sumo Wrestling by Yossarian Fisher / Health, general community
Sumo may be as Japanese as samurai and sushi, but foreign-born wrestlers have entered the ring to steal the show in the 2,000-year-old national sport.
Foreign wrestlers take on ancient Japanese tradition by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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