wrestling

noun

• the sport or activity of grappling with an opponent and trying to throw or hold them down on the ground, typically according to a code of rules.

  Popular in ancient Egypt, China, and Greece, wrestling was introduced to the Olympic Games in 704 bc; many of the holds and throws used now are the same as those of antiquity. The two main competition styles are Greco-Roman (in which holds below the waist are prohibited) and freestyle, which has become a popular televised sport. See also sumo