Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games is an optional sport for that was one of six to be featured on the Programme in Hamilton 1930.
[1] The sport was originally male only until women's events were added at the 2010 games.
The sport was first removed from the program in 1998,[3] when Malaysian organizers replaced it with 10-pin bowling, as the sport lacked popular appeal in the country and medal chances were also low,[citation needed] returning in 2002.
[citation needed] The second return was in 2010, when in addition to freestyle wrestling, the Indian organizers chose to add Greco-Roman wrestling events.
[4] It was announced in October 2024 that wrestling had not been chosen for the 2026 games.