Wrestling was part of the Ancient Olympic Games in Greece, making it one of the oldest competitive sports — if not the oldest — in the world. It's also been contested at every modern Olympics, with the exception of the 1900 Games.

There are two disciplines in Olympic wrestling: freestyle and Greco-Roman. Freestyle wrestling has categories for men and women, but Greco-Roman is exclusive to men. To level the playing field as much as possible, there are separate weight classes for each category.

While the rules of each discipline differ, the core objective is the same. Two wrestlers face off in a head-to-head bout, as they try to take down their opponent to score points. The wrestler with the most points at the end of the match is the winner, though either wrestler can end the match immediately by pinning their opponent.

There will be a total of 18 medal events for wrestling at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Wrestling at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will begin on July 24, 2028, and conclude on July 30. Competition for each weight class will take place over the course of two back-to-back days. The scheduled start and end dates for each discipline are as follows:

• Greco-Roman: July 24-27
• Women's Freestyle: July 24-30
• Men's Freestyle: July 27-30

These dates are subject to change. Check the NBC Olympics schedule page closer to the Games for more detailed viewing information.

You can watch every event at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics LIVE by subscribing to Peacock. Users can also authenticate with their cable subscription, which allows them to watch live streams of every Olympic event on NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com, the NBC app or the NBC Sports app. 

All streams can be viewed in web browsers or on your phones, tablets or connected TV devices. 

Wrestling competition will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The same venue will host judo competition earlier in the Games.

The Los Angeles Convention Center is located in downtown LA, close to the Crypto.com Arena.

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