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Wrestling Wrestling is a general term for a combat sport between two competitors involving grappling type techniques. The main objective in most forms of wrestling is to pin down the opponent's shoulders on to the mat. Wrestling forms include the Olympic styles of: Greco-Roman  - In this style, wrestlers are prohibited from holding any part of the opponent’s body below the waist Freestyle  — In this style, unlike other styles, wrestlers are allowed to use their legs for offense or defense during a bout.

When the Islamic rulers of Persia began hiring Turkic mercenaries about 800  CE , the soldiers brought with them a style of loose wrestling called  koresh,  in which grips may be taken on the long, tight leather pants worn by the wrestlers and the bout ends with a touch fall of the loser briefly on his back. Gradually the Turks took over the entire Muslim dominion, and their wrestling style spread. Later Mongolian invasions in the 13th century introduced  Mongolian wrestling, which received royal patronage, and wrestling became the national sport of modern Iran. Sumo, a Japanese belt-wrestling style, was a popular spectator sport under imperial patronage (710–1185). Originally a submission spectacle, sumo became highly ritualized as a toppling match with victory coming also from the forcing of an opponent out of a 12-foot (4-metre) circle. By the 17th century sumo wrestling had became a professional sport in Japan. From the samurai martial art jujitsu,...

Kabaddi  is an ancient Indian sport and it has been very popular almost everywhere in India. On the day when this low-key sport is getting popular, we are giving our readers a brief introduction to Kabaddi! Kabaddi  is often seen as one of the ancient wrestling sport. Actually, it can be called a  wrestling sport , but along with it plenty of other things are also involved.  The word Kabaddi has come from a Tamil word, Kai- pidi  which means “holding hands”.  Kabaddi is popular not only in India but it is a National Game of Bangladesh as well. Most of the Indian states do play this game, but it is far more popular in the villages of Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. Many of these states even call Kabaddi as ‘Hu Tu Tu’. Kabaddi Rules (Information) To understand the game of Kabaddi is very simple. It is a seven a side game where one player from one side chants  “ kabaddi … k...

With 2017 coming to an end, it is time to take stock of the year gone by. It was a very interesting year for kabaddi fans the world over as a number of international players booked a VIVO Pro Kabaddi slot and got a chance to prove themselves in front of the world. Season 5 of VIVO Pro Kabaddi also garnered a record number of viewers making the final match the highest viewed non-cricket event in India. In our special feature for the New Year, we bring you some of these memorable moments.

2nd September, 2014 For the past month, the entire country was hit with the kabaddi fever. Very rarely does a sport other than cricket, capture the imagination of such a large number of Indians at a go. Yes, when the FIFA world cup is on, everyone becomes a football fanatic! But the Pro Kabaddi League has done more good to the society than it could have ever imagined. One of most fascinating Indian sports, kabaddi was brought to the limelight over the past month. Kabaddi is one of the few games that require ‘zero equipment’. Here is the tournament review of the Pro Kabaddi League. The group stages kicked off in Mumbai on 26th July with a host of celebrities attending the event. U Mumba, the home team grabbed the first win with a 45-31 victory over Jaipur Pink Panthers. On the same day, Bengaluru Bulls had a flying start to their league with a 47-28 win over Dabang Delhi. The league travelled across several cities. Starting off at Mumbai, the teams played matches at K...

The first international team competition was the  Davis Cup, officially called the International Lawn Tennis Challenge Trophy, which was donated by U.S. doubles champion  Dwight Davis in 1900. Only Great Britain challenged the first year; it was defeated by the United States, Davis himself playing on the victorious team. There was no challenge in 1901, but in 1902 a strong British team that included the Doherty brothers went to America. The United States retained the trophy, but the following year the Doherty brothers helped Britain win the cup, which it retained the next three years. Davis, Dwight F. Dwight F. Davis. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (Digital File Number: cph 3c31301