ATHENS (Reuters) - Wrestling's reclamation of a spot in the 2020 Olympic Games represented a victory for Greece, according to the country's federation president Kostas Thanos. Grapplers across the ...

From the Games’ Greek origins to their first foray into Asia, the Olympics are known for bringing nations from all around the ...

In a move that seems to defy it's own motto of "Faster, Higher, Stronger," the International Olympic Committee recommended today that one of its original sports—wrestling—be dropped from the Summer ...

How it became a sport: Not to be confused with the chair-throwing and costume-wearing of professional wrestling, which became famous in 1950s, freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling is recognized as one ...

Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo was silent on the other end of the phone line — shocked, really, beyond belief. He was about to head to church near his home in the Phoenix area Tuesday morning when ...

The Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece over 2,700 years ago in Olympia, a holy site dedicated to Zeus. These early ...