Wrestling can be probably is considered the oldest sport that humanity knows. This statement, in fact, is reflected from several famous mural paintings found in the cave of Lascaux, France, dated back to 15,300 years ago. In thos mural we can see men that fight, whom nowadays we call wrestlers. Many other images drawn inside caves has been found all over the world and they are dated from 7000 BC in Asia, from 6000 BC in Africa and in prehistoric caves in China. In a little piece of papyrus,dated from 200 AD, was found several instructions about fight's techniques. Nowadays wrestling is still one of the most spectacular and popular sports practicated in the world. The most famous wrestlers are from USA but there are other from Asia and Africa too. They usually are a sort of characters and they use strange names for impressing the crowd.
Comments