B.C hosted Wrestling Zones this past weekend.

Zones is a large event for B.C wrestling and the turnout was huge, with tons of wrestlers coming out to show off their skill set.

This was great to see considering the state of B.C wrestling in the past few years.

When covid-19 started back in 2020 its no secret that gyms, sports clubs, and other forms of physical activity were sidelined for a very long time. After awhile sports like baseball, soccer, and hockey were allowed to resume and gyms were open, all under social distancing guidelines.

The sport of wrestling though was cast aside and deemed not important or suitable for social distancing regulations on multiple occasions.

Schools started cutting their wrestling programs when they reopened in the latter half of 2020. Wrestling clubs in the lower main land were forced out of their usual practice spots in schools and forced to shut down or relocate, often in mixed martial arts gyms. The clubs would run practices once a week which was barely enough to help them stay open.

Now that the pandemic has slowed down schools are starting to reopen their programs, tournaments like Zones are starting to pop back up, and wrestling clubs are able to move in to bigger spaces, all with no need for social distancing.

After all this time its nice to see a sport with such rich history finally flourishing again in B.C.