Amateur wrestling is the most widespread form of sport
wrestling.. There are two
international wrestling styles performed in the
Olympic Games under the supervision of
United World Wrestling (UWW; formerly known as FILA, from the French acronym for International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles):
Greco-Roman and
freestyle. Freestyle is possibly derived from the English
Lancashire style. A similar style, commonly called
collegiate (also known as
scholastic or folkstyle), is practiced in colleges and universities, secondary schools, middle schools, and among younger age groups in the
United States. Where the style is not specified, this article refers to the international styles of competition on a
mat. In February 2013, the
IOC voted to remove the sport from the 2020 Summer Olympics onwards. On 8 September 2013, the IOC announced that wrestling would return to the Summer Olympics in 2020. The rapid rise in the popularity of the combat sport
Mixed martial arts (MMA) has increased interest in amateur wrestling due to its effectiveness in the sport and it is considered a core discipline.