Wrestling was widespread, especially in Greece, and had a permanent place in the ancient Olympic competitions. Various manifestations of national struggle exist in Greece, Italy, Japan, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Russia, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and other countries. The basic rules of modern sports wrestling were developed in several European countries in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1912, the International Amateur Wrestling Federation (FILA) was established (now it has 144 countries, Uzbekistan has been a member since 1993). Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling, judo, sambo and other types of sports wrestling are widespread in the international arena. In the following years, Uzbek wrestling as a separate form of wrestling began to be recognized worldwide. Wrestling is one of the means of training a person to be strong, dexterous, resilient and strong-willed. It is allowed to engage in wrestling from the age of 12 under the supervis...