The Sports Business Daily (subscription required) reports that Greco Roman Wrestling will return to the 2020 Olympics. The vote Sunday brought relief to a combat sports community that rallied around the effort to save the sport from virtual extinction. Wrestling received a first round majority of International Olympic Community (IOC) votes (49) beating out baseball/softball […]
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Olympic Wrestling Makes Final 3
SB Nation’s Luke Thomas reported via twitter that Olympic Wrestling was selected by the International Olympic Committee’s executive board as one of three sports that may be included in the 2020 Olympic Games. Baseball/Softball and Squash were the other two. In September, the full 100 member IOC will vote on which sport to include in […]
Wrestling considers makeover
MMA Junkie (via USA Today) reports that Olympic Wrestling will be undergoing an “MMA Makeover” in an attempt to reinsert the sport in the Olympics. One of the major proposed changes is to do away with the traditional wrestling singlet in exchange for MMA-type fight shorts and a tight microfiber t-shirt or just going without […]
Wrestling eliminated from the Olympics
Yahoo! Sports reports that the International Olympic Committee has cut wrestling from the Summer Olympics. Wrestling will be removed from the 2020 Olympics as an effort to “streamline” the games. Wrestling, and not the modern pentathlon, will be removed from the 25 core sports. The move occurred via secret ballot amongst IOC leaders. Via the […]