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Is Wrestling the Hardest Sport?

If wrestling isn't the most difficult sport in the world, it's one of the most exhausting. To succeed at the highest levels in wrestling, you need a combination of physical power, speed, technical skill, mental toughness and endurance. In 2012, the United States Olympic Committee ranked it the fifth most difficult out of 60 sports.

Cutting Weight

Where wrestlers truly embrace the grind is in keeping constant control over their weight. Since wrestlers often need to cut a substantial amount of weight prior to a tournament, they prefer to stay as close to their competition weight as possible throughout training. Keeping up your strength and fitness levels…

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 Is Wrestling the Hardest Sport?

If wrestling isn't the most difficult sport in the world, it's one of the most exhausting. To succeed at the highest levels in wrestling, you need a combination of physical power, speed, technical skill, mental toughness and endurance. In 2012, the United States Olympic Committee ranked it the fifth most difficult out of 60 sports.

The Web's Best of Amateur Wrestling

Welcome to the web's largest collection of links, photos, gifs and more related to amateur wrestling! Begun in 1997, this site is the reference for all aspects of man's oldest and best sport.

Trackwrestling

Trackwrestling.com began as an effort to help tournament managers seed wrestling events, but has since grown to do so much more. The site now guides tournament managers through each step of running a wrestling event and allows fans not in attendance to view results online and in real-time as each new bout sheet is entered.

National Wrestling Coaches Association

Preserving, protecting and promoting amateur wrestling since 1928.

National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum

America’s Shrine to the sport, the National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum is a private nonprofit institution whose mission is to honor the sport of wrestling by preserving its history, recognizing extraordinary individual achievements, and inspiring future generations.

Wrestling History

Wrestling is considered man’s oldest sport and was apart of the ancient Olympics. Wrestling styles and various forms are as different as the cultures that exist here on Earth. Scholars believe wrestling and its many cousins derived as a defensive mechanism to stay alive, thrive, and flourish. Not only was wrestling used as a combative tactic to preserve life, it was also used to strengthen the mind, body, and spirit.

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