It was an integral part of the ancient Olympics and has been a
competition in all but one of the modern Games since their
inception in 1896, missing only the 1900 Games in Paris. There
are two types of Olympic wrestling competitions -- freestyle and
Greco-Roman. The governing body for the sport in the United
States was so appalled at the decision that it started a
Facebook page, "Keep Wrestling in the Olympics." Opponents of
the decision also took to Twitter, posting with the hashtag
#SaveOlympicWrestling. Wrestling is a popular high school and
college sport in the United States. It is immensely popular in
many other countries, such as Russia, Turkey and Iran.