This paper investigates the effects that the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War had on the traditional sport of Canarian wrestling.Starting from the time before the uprising and studying the factors involved in the failed bid to host the Olympics in Barcelona in 1936, this paper describes the misfortunes and setbacks suffered by some Canarian wrestling at the time of the military uprising, during the Civil War and after the victory of fascist forces on their lives.From this perspective, sport reflected the social reality in the Canary Islands as a consequence of the military conflict.Through the vicissitudes of the lives of the protagonists of a traditional sport like Canarian wrestling, the link between politics and sport is analyzed from a historical standpoint.