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History of Olympics
According to legend the Olympics was founded by a son of Zeus, Hercules. Yet the first recorded Olympic Games were in 776 B.C but it is believed that the Games have been going on for many years now. At one of the Olympic Games, a cook from Elis, Coroebus, ran naked and won the sole event at the Olympics, the stade - a run of approximately 192m, which made Coroebus the very first Olympic champion in history. The Olympic Games continued to grow and continued to be played every four years for 1200 years.

Origins of the YOG
The youth olympic games are planned to be an international multi-sport event about the same as the format of the original Olympic Games. The YOG will feature athletes between the age of 14 to 18 years old. The idea for the YOG was by the president of the International Olymipic Committee, Jacques Rogge.

About Olympic Wrestling
Wrestling is an individual combat sport usually between two opponents or "wrestlers". Each competitor attempts to throw the other to the mat, and 'pin' their shoulders to the ground to register a 'fall'. In Greco-Roman wrestling, the wrestler is forbidden to grasp the opponent below the waist, or to use the leg to trip or actively perform any action. In Men's And Women's Freestyle wrestling, however, it is permissible to grasp the legs, or to use the leg to trip or actively perform any action.