Wrestling May Still Be an Olympic Sport
10/13/2013
Wrestling has passed the first test to get back on the schedule for the 2020 Olympic Games.
Originally posted 06/02/13
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People who like the sport of wrestling can breathe a sigh of relief – at least for now. Wrestling has passed the first test to get back on the schedule for the 2020 Olympic Games.
Wrestling was allowed to reapply, along with squash, sport climbing, karate, the Chinese martial art of wushu, roller sports, wakeboarding, and a combined application from baseball and softball.
Representatives from all eight sports made a presentation to a committee in St. Petersburg, Russia about why their sport should be included in the 2020 Olympic Games. The committee voted by secret ballot and decided that wrestling, squash, and baseball/softball would advance to the next level.
The International Olympic Committee will decide in September in Buenos Aires, Argentina which one of those three sports will remain in the Games.
Mario Ritter gives us the background on how wrestling was cut from the Olympics in the first place.
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