The Wrestling
The Wrestling
Greek wrestling, called "palé", was the final event in the pentathlon. Competitors had to score three points via falls or submissions in order to win a match, with no break between scoring. The sport had two segments; orthe palé (upright wrestling) and kato palé (ground wrestling). These matches would always begin upright and would sometimes be taken to the ground if a fall wasn’t scored, though it appears that this was fairly infrequent.
Wrestling is the oldest form of fighting without weapons. There were two forms: upright wrestling and ground wrestling. To win in upright wrestling one had to make his opponent fall three times. Whereas today the back of the opponent should touch the ground, for the Greeks any part of the body counted. With ground wrestling the whole body could touch the ground and one only won if the opponent submitted by pointing up his index finger to the umpire. Upright wrestling was practiced in the sandpit that was also used for the long jump, ground wrestling was done on wet sand. Upright wrestling became an Olympic event in 708 BC, together with the pentathlon. Ground wrestling never took place at the games. Wrestling matches were organized both as a separate event and as part of the pentathlon. Wrestling for boys was introduced in 632 BC. The sport continued to be a featured in the Olympic Games until their abolition in 394 AD under emperor Theodosius I. In the decades following his decree, all of the Pan-Hellenic festivals slowly died out.
Wrestling was kept in check by several rules: blows were not permitted (this is boxing), nor holds on the male organs or biting. It was also forbidden to fight outside the sandpit. The athletes anointed their body with oil, but sprinkled some dust over it to allow their opponents to grab them.
Famous wrestlers were: Kleitomachos of Thebes, Milon of Kroton et al.
Greek wrestling, called "palé", was the final event in the pentathlon. Competitors had to score three points via falls or submissions in order to win a match, with no break between scoring. The sport had two segments; orthe palé (upright wrestling) and kato palé (ground wrestling). These matches would always begin upright and would sometimes be taken to the ground if a fall wasn’t scored, though it appears that this was fairly infrequent.
Wrestling is the oldest form of fighting without weapons. There were two forms: upright wrestling and ground wrestling. To win in upright wrestling one had to make his opponent fall three times. Whereas today the back of the opponent should touch the ground, for the Greeks any part of the body counted. With ground wrestling the whole body could touch the ground and one only won if the opponent submitted by pointing up his index finger to the umpire. Upright wrestling was practiced in the sandpit that was also used for the long jump, ground wrestling was done on wet sand. Upright wrestling became an Olympic event in 708 BC, together with the pentathlon. Ground wrestling never took place at the games. Wrestling matches were organized both as a separate event and as part of the pentathlon. Wrestling for boys was introduced in 632 BC. The sport continued to be a featured in the Olympic Games until their abolition in 394 AD under emperor Theodosius I. In the decades following his decree, all of the Pan-Hellenic festivals slowly died out.
Wrestling was kept in check by several rules: blows were not permitted (this is boxing), nor holds on the male organs or biting. It was also forbidden to fight outside the sandpit. The athletes anointed their body with oil, but sprinkled some dust over it to allow their opponents to grab them.
Famous wrestlers were: Kleitomachos of Thebes, Milon of Kroton et al.
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