Wrestling at the Summer Olympics
Wrestling had been contested at the Summer Olympic Games since the sport was introduced in the ancient Olympic Games in 708 BC. When the modern Olympic Games resumed in Athens in 1896, wrestling (in the form of Greco-Roman wrestling) became a focus of the Games, with the exception of the 1900 Summer Olympics when wrestling did not appear on the program. Freestyle wrestling and weight classes both made their first appearance in 1904. The women's competition was introduced in 2004.
Russia at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The men's freestyle wrestling team was named to the Olympic roster on 6 July 2016, with the women joining them on July 19. The men's Greco-Roman wrestlers rounded out the squad on 22 July 2016.