Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Olympic sport in the United Kingdom
Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics was a competition program featuring 18 events divided between freestyle and Greco-Roman styles. Athletes from around the world competed across multiple weight categories to earn medals.
Wrestling in 2012 represented a continuation of an Olympic tradition stretching back thousands of years. This edition marked the final iteration of an established format before the program underwent modernization in subsequent years.
Wrestling has been a part of the Olympic tradition since the ancient Games in Greece.
The competitions took place at ExCeL London, a large convention center easily accessible by public transport. Visitors should arrive early and check security procedures, as major events typically involve queues and busy entry times.
This was the last Olympic Games to maintain the classical system of seven weight classes per style. After 2012, the categories were reorganized and reduced, fundamentally changing the program for future Games.
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