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Wrestling and Its History

By Emily Garcia Cedillo
Wrestling
Rio Tapia
Wrestling

Wrestling is one of the oldest sports ever recorded and has been played for more than 15,000 years. This sport originated in ancient Persia and was played and created by an ancient civilization named Sumerians. 

 

Wrestling is a sport that originated in 708 BC. Wrestling during 708 BC was quite different and could be played in two ways: upright wrestling and ground wrestling. To win upright wrestling, you must get your opponent on the floor at least thrice. To win ground wrestling you must point your index finger to the umpire, and the umpire is an official who watches the game and enforces the rules.. 

 

Wrestling can be played in multiple ways: Folkstyle, Freestyle, and Greco-Roman wrestling, also known as Olympic-style wrestling. Wrestling is a game of competition, fun, self-defense, and roughness and is an interesting topic.

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Emily G.
Emily is a 6th-grade student who goes to WLMS. Her hobbies are writing, painting, and swimming. Her favorite animals are Sea Slugs, Great-Eared European Nightjar Birds, Pygmy hippos, and snakes. She also has a dog named “Nacho” who is a dachshund and is one year old. Her favorite colors are pink, blue, and pastel yellow. 
Rio Tapia
Rio is a 6th grade student and it is her first year in journalism. Rio has a lot of hobbies such as wrestling, basketball, drawing, hiking, swimming, bow shooting, horseback riding, and playing video games.

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