Posted on 02/12/2013 11:10:28 AM PST by BenLurkin
Tags: IOC, 2020 Olympics, Daniel Cormier
LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- IOC leaders dropped wrestling from the Olympic program on Tuesday, a surprise decision that removes one of the oldest Olympic sports from the 2020 Games.
The IOC executive board decided to retain modern pentathlon -- the event considered most at risk -- and remove wrestling instead from its list of 25 "core sports."
The IOC board acted after reviewing the 26 sports on the current Olympic program. Eliminating one sport allows the International Olympic Committee to add a new sport to the program later this year.
Wrestling, which combines freestyle and Greco-Roman events, goes back to the inaugural modern Olympics in Athens in 1896.
"This is a process of renewing and renovating the program for the Olympics," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said. "In the view of the executive board, this was the best program for the Olympic Games in 2020. It's not a case of what's wrong with wrestling, it is what's right with the 25 core sports."
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What in the f—k is wrong with this world? Every day I get more and more pissed off.
Wrestling is so far removed from how you described it that it's ridiculous. You seem to be quite ignorant on the subject. Have you ever even seen a wrestling match?
I thought it was a laurel, and hardy handshake.
Ric Flair, a famous wrestler.
Ronnie and Bobby repo’ed a car from his party.
They could save time by combining shotgun competition with the dove release. :=)
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