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Update On Wrestling In The Olympic Inside Here
DIR By: tnafanforum
Date: May 30, 2013, 5:20 am
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Good news for Olympic wrestling it is one step closer to getting
back in the 2020 Summer Games. During a meeting today in St.
Petersburg, Russia, the International Olympic Committee’s
executive board approved wrestling, baseball/softball and squash
as the finalists for the remaining spot. A final vote is planned
for September.
Wrestling was originally cut from the Games in February. This
caused lots of outcry from the wrestling community as well as
the MMA community. MMA competitors like Daniel Cormier and Dan
Henderson, were Olympians before moving to MMA.
Olympic wrestling may take on elements from MMA to help live
events and increase its chances of going to the Olympics.
Possibilities include staged weigh-ins, walk-out music,
lighting, visual effects and video screen replays.
Thanks to the vote, other sports like wushu, karate, roller
sports, sport climbing and wakeboarding are no longer being
considered for the 2020 Games.
After the announcement in February, the United States, Russia
and Iran hosted showcase exhibitions to help wrestling get
promotion.
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Re: Update On Wrestling In The Olympic Inside Here
DIR By: Linda Partington
Date: May 30, 2013, 7:24 am
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Fingers crossed for the vote that counts in September!
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Re: Update On Wrestling In The Olympic Inside Here
DIR By: tnafanforum
Date: May 30, 2013, 1:51 pm
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It should win its place back.
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