Dateline Beijing:  The origins of wrestling date back to Olympia in Ancient Greece.  Since the start of the "modern" Olympics, the sport has changed somewhat. For instance, wrestling is now done on a padded mat, not in a dirt circle. No longer are the matches to death or near death. There is a winner and there is a loser, but the loser gets to go home and try again. The use of body oil is prohibited and wearing clothes is no longer optional, you must wear appropriate apparel.

It's a sport that combines speed and sheer strength, whose practitioners are highly trained and have unbelievably strong necks!  They come in all shapes, sizes, and genders.

As I said, the ring is a padded mat. Unlike so-called "professional wrestling," there are no "Lucha Libre" moves, no "foreign objects" (brass knuckles are considered a no-no), It's bad form to bite.  Lastly, no high-risk maneuvers off the top rope, there are no ropes.

But there is action, and it's in three rings at once.  If you're shooting high school wrestling you can probably get close enough to the ring to shoot with a 70-200mm zoom.

Oh, I forgot to mention NO EYE GOUGING!

Not yet down for the count
Richard
The Photon Wrangler

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