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IOC to drop wrestling from 2020 Olympic program
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 1:16 pm
by DocZaius
IOC to drop wrestling from 2020 Olympic program
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 1:19 pm
by DocZaius
The 25 "core" sports remaining on the program (
source): athletics (I think this means track & field), rowing, badminton, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, equestrian, fencing, football (soccer, not he-man American football), gymnastics (including "rhythmic" gymnastics?), weightlifting, handball, hockey, judo, swimming, modern pentathlon, taekwondo, tennis, table tennis, shooting, archery, triathlon, sailing and volleyball.
IOC to drop wrestling from 2020 Olympic program
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 2:24 pm
by a1bion
Seems weird to take out a sport that dates back to the original Olympics.
IOC to drop wrestling from 2020 Olympic program
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:02 pm
by a1bion
On second thought, I looked up how many medals we'd won recently in wrestling. Some in freestyle; Greco-Roman, not so much. So not really much of a loss. USA! USA!