Sports Report: 12 Reasons to Love Wrestling

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1 Wrestling Is the Oldest Combat Sport A 19th century painting of Jacob wrestling with an angel The sport of wrestling is the oldest combat sport The Old Testament of the Bible mentions Jacob wrestling with an angel Wrestling is also mentioned in ancient stories There are drawings of wrestlers in ancient cave paintings as well 4 In ancient Greece wrestling was the most important part of training young men to fight Wrestling was a big part of the ancient Olympic Games Wrestling was also popular in ancient Rome and ancient Egypt Wrestling continued to be popular in the Middle Ages and afterward It was one of the sports in the first modern