WRESTLING HEIGHT

In Bristol Tennessee, at King College, women have a new sport: wrestling. The addition of a women’s program raised some concern but each athlete has to hold their own ”whether they wear a jock strap or a sports bra.” The women prove themselves on and off the mat, both in practice and in matches. The coach sees no difference in the method of coaching between his male and female athletes. The women are trained just as hard as the men, and that is just what they want!Since the turn of the twentieth century wrestling started being very common form of performance on Russian circus rings. Wrestling matches had held before but just since that time Russian, European and world championships in "French wrestling" started taking place (other names for this form are "Greek-Roman" wrestling or "classic" wrestling where holds below the belt are prohibited). Wrestling competitions were organized not only in circuses but also in summer theaters, skating rinks and even on zoo gardens. One of the advertisements in Tbilisi said: "Opening of the international men's wrestling championship". The word "men's" was not accidental there because women wrestlers were regular members of many circus troupes.