According to legend, wrestling originated from the goddess Athena and was highly praised by ancient Greek poets, philosophers and militarists. It is also said that this was the basic skill for people to survive, get food and defend themselves 4,000 years ago. Its exact origin may not be elegant now, but now people are enjoying its infinite charm, whether as participants or bystanders. Reporter Shu Qiang Intern Zhang Jinchun Plato is a master wrestler. Modern wrestling originated in ancient Greece. According to legend, Jessel, the mythical hero of Athenian democracy, learned wrestling rules from Athenian goddess, thus developing wrestling. At that time, many famous Greek philosophers, poets and military generals were wrestlers. For example, Plato, a famous ancient Greek philosopher, was a famous wrestler at that time. Wrestling is considered as the earliest competitive sport in the world. When the ancient Olympic Games was born in 776 BC, wrestling was one of the events, and it has always been the event of all previous Olympic Games. 1896 1 Classical wrestling was established in the modern Olympic Games,1freestyle wrestling was added in the 3rd Olympic Games in St. Louis in 904. It was not until the 2004 Athens Olympic Games that women's wrestling was listed as an official event, with only four levels of competition. ○ Wrestling and Chinese wrestling in China have a long history. This is a national sport and one of the traditions of China. According to relevant historical materials and cultural relics, wrestling started in China more than 2,000 years ago. By the end of Qing Dynasty, Chinese wrestling had reached a higher level. At that time, the cloth shop that ate wages was called official fall, also called official leg; Private wrestling or private practice is a folk pastime. At this time, this activity has many names, such as wrestling, wrestling, wrestling, and wrestling is the most common. After the Revolution of 1911, wrestling gradually declined, and only spread among the people. ○ Rules of Competition Wrestling can be divided into Greco-Roman Wrestling and Freestyle Wrestling. In greco-Roman wrestling, it is forbidden to hold an opponent below the waist, trip his leg, and actively use his leg. Freestyle wrestling is allowed to hold the opponent's leg and trip, and it is allowed to use the leg actively. Women's wrestling is forbidden to hold the neck under both armpits. ○ Anecdote "Heavy Chewing Gum" 1976 Montreal 2 1 Olympic Games, an interesting thing happened caused by a piece of chewing gum. According to the wrestling competition procedure, players should be weighed before all levels of competition. However, when American wrestler Mike farina weighed himself before the game, weighing scale's indicator light lit up, indicating that his weight had exceeded the grade standard. In order to reduce the load, farina quickly took off his vest, but the indicator light didn't go out. So he quickly threw away his sunglasses, but the light didn't go out. At this time, farina nasty, scolded 1 in a low voice, conveniently spit out the chewing gum in his mouth. Just then, the indicator light went out. ○ Karelin aleksandr karelin, the king of wrestling who majored in historical celebrity literature, was born in Novosibirsk, September 1967. Participated in 1988 Seoul, 1992 Barcelona, 1996 Atlanta and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and won three gold medals. Although Karelin is a giant who scares opponents in wrestling, he also has a delicate and agile side. He studied literature, and 1999 was elected as a member of the lower house of the Russian Duma and became a legend in Russia.