How many styles of wrestling are there in the Olympics?

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RPF Constable (2018) Official Paper (Held On: 03 Feb, 2019 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Two.

Key Points

Wrestling
- Freestyle Wrestling
  - Freestyle wrestling is a more modern style of wrestling that allows wrestlers to use their legs in offense and defense.
  - Freestyle wrestling has been an Olympic sport since 1904.
- Greco-Roman Wrestling
  - Greco-Roman wrestling is an older style of wrestling that prohibits the use of the legs in offense and defense.
  - Greco-Roman wrestling has been an Olympic sport since 1896.
- Both styles of wrestling are contested in the men's and women's divisions.

Additional Information

The first modern Olympics was held in Athens, Greece in the 1896 Summer Olympics.
Baron Pierre de Coubertin started the modern Olympics.
- He is known as the father of the modern Olympics.
The Olympic flag has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green, and red.
- Each colour corresponds to a particular continent: blue for Europe, yellow for Asia, black for Africa, green for Australia and Oceania, and red for the Americas.
The Olympic motto “Citius, Altius, Fortius” (“Faster, Higher, Stronger”) was coined by Father Henri Didon.
Only three modern Olympic Games have been cancelled.
- The games were cancelled due to World War I (1916) and World War II (1940, 1944).
The youngest Olympian is Greek gymnast Dimitrios Loundras, who competed in the 1896 Athens Olympics at the age of 10.