The Struggle of Women in Wrestling History holds that the world is very limited to women in sports. Women were recorded as being competitive in sports as early as the late 19th century. Yet the growth of women's sports has just now begun. Women of America are becoming world dominators in international compititions. Women's sports are becoming more recognized in areas such as soccer and track. Recently there has been a demand of women in wrestling. In a study, the number of females that wrestle has raised from 51 in 1980 to over 2000 in 1999. Yet there is still no wrestling program for women. Females who are not fortunate enough to be on a women's club team have no choice but to wrestle on a male's high school team. But there are now more

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