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Wrestling is dropped from the Olympic Games from 2020 onwards, the International Olympic Committee c

chrissivad

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It wasnt one of the original sports in the Ancient Olympics, but did get added, and was in the first Modern Olympics as well.

Some sports should always be included into the Olympics, Wrestling being one of them.
I hope they come out and explain why they have taken Wrestling out
 

Olliex

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Probably replacing it with Karate. They're on a big drive to be included in the 2020 Olympics.
 

LSUY

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Another nail in the coffin of the Olympic ideal. If they continue to decide which sports to include based on commercial reasons then only a handful of events, like swimming and athletics, will be of a high quality. Personally I don't think football, golf, tennis and rugby should be in the Olympic Games as the gold medal isn't the pinnacle of their sport. I'd much rather watch the world's best wrestlers compete for what will be the most prestigious thing they could ever win than a bunch of half arsed professional footballers who weren't able to play in the European Championships.
 

WalkerboyUK

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Olympics should be for amateurs only, like they used to be.....
I know it gave us a gold medal, but Tennis?!? Even football's pushing it a bit, though the U21 rule balances it a little bit.
 

Cooperfield

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As I am from a country which is pretty good at wrestling I can say that I am not at all surprised by this decision. The writing was on the wall for wrestling for some time. FILA is completely incompetent and corrupt. They constantly change the rules. You can not recognize wrestling from a exciting sport it once was because of some absolutely ridiculous and bizarre rules they've added to it. Also considering that the refereeing is terrible and the popularity is extremely low, I think today's wrestling turned into a pointless and boring sport.
 
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