Amateur wrestling
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Amateur wrestling is a variant of wrestling practiced at Olympic, collegiate, scholastic, or other amateur level competitions. There are two international wrestling styles performed at the Olympic Games: freestyle and Greco-Roman. Both styles are under the supervision of the United World Wrestling (UWW).
Focus | Grappling |
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Parenthood | Ancient Greek style of wrestling |
Olympic sport | In Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling styles |
At the middle school and high school levels, wrestlers compete in scholastic wrestling. In collegiate wrestling, there are minor differences in some scholastic wrestling rules.
The rapid rise in the popularity of the combat sport mixed martial arts (MMA) has increased interest in amateur wrestling, due to its effectiveness within the sport and is considered a core discipline.[1]