IOC Drops Wrestling from Olympics

[release the hounds]

I don't know how many of you care, but I'm kind of surprised they're cutting wrestling from the Summer Olympics and cite, "popularity" as the reason. Come on man, Fencing is still an olympic sport isn't it? I've never met a person that fenced in my life. I can go any weekend and find a gym full of kids wrestling.

The sport has been around since the very first olympics in Greece and in the modern games as well. The sport has been here and around the world forever in some form. It is the toughest sport I ever competed in, by a long shot. They ax this and leave ****ing race walking???? I think the IOC can go suck a fat one over this decision.

 

[AdrianneIsabel]

Wow that really sucks...

 

[PWCorgi]

That's terrible. Can you imagine how the athletes that train so hard for this feel? That's the suck.

 

[skittledoo]

I don't watch wrestling much, but have friends that train for wrestling. It's really hard work and they train ALL the time. This is terrible news for the wrestling community.

 

[Maliraptor]

This decision surprises me. I agree, not only is this a more popular sport than some of the others, it's history alone should buy it a place in the Olympics.

 

[Xandra]

This decision surprises me. I agree, not only is this a more popular sport than some of the others, it's history alone should buy it a place in the Olympics.

This!! I can't believe they'd cutting it!! Is this final or still pending?

 

[release the hounds]

from what I read, it's out for 2020. So it's not an immediate cut for those that are in training now. I know there's a decent sized group that will be fighting for it to remain, so we'll see what happens then. But for now, from what I understand it has been cut for the 2020 and beyond games.

I meant to link it, but must have forgotten to paste it
in the OP

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2013/02/12/ioc-drops-wrestling-2020-olympics/1912179/

 

[sparks19]

that totally sucks :madgo: