These Olympic sports are physical and strategic contests between individuals based on ancient combat techniques. Some require hand to hand contact while others use equipment with which to score points. This introductory guide gives a brief outline of each of the Olympic events listed below along with fun facts, Olympic stats, and outstanding competitors. Sports include
• fencing: foil
• fencing: épée
• fencing: sabre
• martial arts
• judo
• taekwondo
• boxing
• wrestling
• Greco-Roman wrestling
• freestyle wrestling