The combat sport of wrestling, very popular both today and millenniums ago, was ambiguously viewed in ancient Greek society. The general physical image of the wrestler was that of a specific, natural thoroughbred, and wrestling champions on Olympus were bathed in glory and riches. Society looked to them as heroes. But, these athletes weren’t always viewed positively. There was resounding tension between the aristocracy in ancient Greece and the sport circle, specifically involving the exchange of commodities for training advantages. Although there was some bad blood in that respect, the ancient sport of wrestling was definitely widely revered as an elite group, one to be remembered.
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1) The opening was clear and got the point across. Makes a point to discuss popularity of athletics in order to later contrast that with the tension between the aristocracy and athletes.
2) Elaborate more on why there was tension between the aristocracy and athletes because it seemed abrupt. It seems like this is what you want to talk about mostly in your paper so I would go into a little more depth about it in the intro.
3) In the last sentence it seemed to general, discuss more specifically what you will be talking about in your paper