It is the year 2294 and the wrestling at the Olympic
Games is underway. Some things have changed but many things remain the
same . The spectacle of two wrestlers is always an attraction. In 2200
the Olympic Committee decided to dispense with clothing and there was a
revival of the ancient custom of nudity. All of the participating
countries had decided to eliminate divisions by gender and men and women
now participated equally. There were three weight divisions:
lightweight, middleweight and heavyweight. Wrestling, as it was still
called, was now a combination of all of the grappling arts - one could
win by submission, choke-out or a prolonged pin of 30 seconds. In a
further return to ancient times a fighter remained on the mat until he
or she lost and the next fighter was determined by lottery. |