Wrestling was determined as the oldest sport with cave drawings showing people tussle with each other. The creator of the blog states, "The famous cave paintings in Lascaux, France, dating back to
15,300 years ago, depict wrestlers" (Simone). Cave drawings are dated back
to almost 40,000 years ago. This shows that wrestling is the oldest sport there
is just with cave drawings.
Also, evidence was found in japan; which makes sense because
of sumo wrestling being a popular Japanese sport. The text stated, "A
papyrus fragment was found with wrestling instructions on it, dating somewhere
between 100 and 200 AD" (Simone). Japan is a contender for one of the
oldest countries in the world. This explains how far wrestling dates back to
and where it probably came from. No evidence has running showed running being a
sport during ancient times.
If running was the oldest sport; there would be more
evidence on it than just it simply being the first-ever Olympic sport.
Wrestling has been shown in many ancient history drawings and even later
depictions. "Works of art from 3000 BCE depict belt wrestling in Babylonia
and Egypt, and the Sumerian Gilgamesh epic has a description of such
wrestling" (Encyclopedia of Britannica). The Babylon Empire is one of the
oldest empires ever the world. This Conveys that wrestling is indeed the oldest
sport compared to running which only dates back to the Olympics.
In conclusion, there's not enough evidence that shows
running being older than wrestling as a sport. However, if there was were
portraits showing running, then it would've been a better debate between the
two.
Sources
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Modern Wrestling.”
Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., June 2020,
www.britannica.com/sports/wrestling/Modern-wrestling.
“The 5 Oldest Sports” Catwiki, 13 Aug. 2019,
https://www.catawiki.com/stories/4865-the-5-oldest-sports-in-the-world.
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