<P> Wrestling had been contested at the Summer Olympic Games since the sport was introduced in the ancient Olympic Games in 708 BC . When the modern Olympic Games resumed in Athens in 1896 , wrestling ( in the form of Greco - Roman wrestling ) became a focus of the Games , with the exception of the 1900 Summer Olympics when wrestling did not appear on the program . Freestyle wrestling and weight classes both made their first appearance in 1904 . The women 's competition was introduced in 2004 . </P>
<P> Wrestling had been contested at the Summer Olympic Games since the sport was introduced in the ancient Olympic Games in 708 BC . When the modern Olympic Games resumed in Athens in 1896 , wrestling ( in the form of Greco - Roman wrestling ) became a focus of the Games , with the exception of the 1900 Summer Olympics when wrestling did not appear on the program . Freestyle wrestling and weight classes both made their first appearance in 1904 . The women 's competition was introduced in 2004 . </P>
when did women 's wrestling become an olympic sport
when did women 's wrestling become an olympic sport
2004
2004