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New York City hosts the first national wrestling tournament in 1888.German artist Albrecht Durer prints full color wrestling manual in 1512, just 12 years after the first books in 1500, demonstrating its popularity.Women's Wrestling is added to the Olympic Games.Wrestling as most people know it becomes popular by now.Amateur wrestling's structure is improved from this point on in all matches.Sambo is internationally recognized as a wrestling stylePeriods
Italian wrestler Giovanni Raicevich wins the 1907 and 1909 World Championships.Greek wrestling becomes a popular martial art.Professional wresling begins to decline due to the onset of amateurism.During the Renaissance in Europe, the elite and upper class participate in wrestling regularly.Sumo becomes a popular wrestling style in Japan.
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