Wrestling is an ancient combat sport and a modern athletic discipline where two competitors grapple to gain a dominant position or pin their opponent's shoulders to the mat. It requires a combination of physical strength, agility, endurance, and mental strategy. There are two main categories: Amateur Wrestling, which includes Olympic styles like Freestyle and Greco-Roman and focuses on competitive athleticism, and Professional Wrestling.

Wrestling has a history spanning thousands of years, appearing in cave drawings, ancient epics, and the early Olympic Games. It evolved from a brutal, ancient sport to the Greco-Roman and Freestyle styles of modern Olympic wrestling and the theatrical entertainment of professional wrestling, which emerged in France around 1830.