Wrestling is one of the oldest Olympic sports and throughout history it has evolved into many different styles and forms.

In the modern era, wrestling was divided into two types: The first is free wrestling, in which a wrestler can use all means to hold and push his opponent.

The second type is Roman wrestling, in which only the upper parts of the body and arms are permitted for wrestlers.

Female wrestlers compete in alhurra or Romanian in seven weights, while women compete in four weights in freestyle wrestling only.

The match consists of 3 rounds, each round lasts two minutes and the wrestler seeks to knock his opponent to the ground and the points are calculated according to the success of the push and subtraction attempt