Wrestling is recognized as the world's oldest competitive sport. Notice how I said competitive. Running also came around the same time, around 15,300 years ago but many are not sure when it started to become competitive. Paintings with illustrated wresters have been found in caves all over the world, from 7000 BC in Mongolia, from 6000 BC in Libya and in prehistoric caves in Japan. Running on the other hand, being so easily accessible. It was actually recorded in the first Olympics in 776 BC, although this date is often cited as the start of running as a sport.






















https://www.catawiki.com/stories/4865-the-5-oldest-sports-in-the-world
http://www.oldest.org/sports/sports/
https://www.britannica.com/sports/wrestling

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