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Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:52 am
by 93henfan
ngineer is going to be pissed.
I mean, I'm not a follower of wrestling, but to me it was one of the bedrock Olympic events. Now it has to vie with wakeboarding and wushu (among others) for inclusion.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/break ... mpics.html
STEPHEN WILSON , The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 5:45 AM
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - IOC leaders dropped wrestling from the program for the 2020 Olympics on Tuesday, an official familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.
In a surprise move, the IOC executive board decided to retain modern pentathlon , the sport considered most at risk , and remove wrestling instead, the official said.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision hadn't been announced yet.
The IOC board acted after reviewing the 26 sports on the current Olympic program. Eliminating one sport allows the International Olympic Committee to add a new sport to the program later this year.
Wrestling combines freestyle and Greco-Roman disciplines. It had 11 medal events in freestyle and seven in Greco-Roman at last year's London Olympics.
Wrestling will now join seven other sports in applying for inclusion in 2020. The others are a combined bid from baseball and softball, karate, squash, roller sports, sport climbing, wakeboarding and wushu. They will be vying for a single opening in 2020...
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 5:07 am
by Ivytalk
What the hell is wushu? A Chinese appetizer?
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 6:05 am
by kalm
93henfan wrote:ngineer is going to be pissed.
I mean, I'm not a follower of wrestling, but to me it was one of the bedrock Olympic events. Now it has to vie with wakeboarding and wushu (among others) for inclusion.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/break ... mpics.html
STEPHEN WILSON , The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 5:45 AM
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - IOC leaders dropped wrestling from the program for the 2020 Olympics on Tuesday, an official familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.
In a surprise move, the IOC executive board decided to retain modern pentathlon , the sport considered most at risk , and remove wrestling instead, the official said.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision hadn't been announced yet.
The IOC board acted after reviewing the 26 sports on the current Olympic program. Eliminating one sport allows the International Olympic Committee to add a new sport to the program later this year.
Wrestling combines freestyle and Greco-Roman disciplines. It had 11 medal events in freestyle and seven in Greco-Roman at last year's London Olympics.
Wrestling will now join seven other sports in applying for inclusion in 2020. The others are a combined bid from baseball and softball, karate, squash, roller sports, sport climbing, wakeboarding and wushu. They will be vying for a single opening in 2020...
IIRC, wrestling, along with the marathon, was one of the two original sports in the ancient olympics. The playing field is simple, the opponent's weight is almost identical, there's no teammates or fancy equipment to rely on...just your mind and your body. It is the most physically demanding 6 minutes in athletics. As the saying goes, those who can, wrestle. Those who can't play basketball. Wrestling is pure athletics. Nice job IOC
Then again, wrestling is Iran's best sport so IYF Ahmadinjad!
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 6:15 am
by CitadelGrad
This is really astonishing as it one of the original Olympic sports and is a truly international sport, as opposed to baseball and softball. The IOC screwed the pooch on this one.
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:01 am
by andy7171
Anyone else watch Mark Henry beat Randy Orton last Friday?
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:07 am
by 89Hen
I'm no fan of wrestling and I can't say I've ever watched it in the Olympics, BUT this is ludicrous. Any country can do it with very little funding, it was an original sport, it is all amateur athletes (AFAIK) and it is man against man. If they want to get rid of a similar sport, try women's judo. I actually did watch a gold medal match last Olympics and it was the most stupid thing I've ever seen. I think the final was 1-0 with just a ton of stalling by the "winner".
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:13 am
by Franks Tanks
So stupid. As others have said wrestling is one of the most primal, and one of our oldest sports. Yet they keep in badmitton, table tennis, BMX and rythmic gynmastics.
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:26 am
by CAA Flagship
Anything judged should be closer to the chopping block than anthing timed, measured, or based on achieving points. Wrestling clearly falls in the latter category.
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:29 am
by Vidav
I didn't even know they were still having the Olympics.
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:33 am
by Franks Tanks
CAA Flagship wrote:Anything judged should be closer to the chopping block than anthing timed, measured, or based on achieving points. Wrestling clearly falls in the latter category.
I agree. Diving, gymnastics and figure skateing may take incredible athletcism, but they are closer to a dance or cheerleading competition than a sport due to the fact that they are judged.
Real sports have clear winners decided by points scored or by recording the best time.
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:41 am
by ASUG8
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:41 am
by Grizalltheway
kalm wrote:
As the saying goes, those who can, wrestle. Those who can't play basketball.
Or golf.
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:51 am
by bluehenbillk
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:56 am
by andy7171
At the end of the day only dback, travis, mainejeff and raul are really going to be upset, so why bother?
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 8:10 am
by kalm
Grizalltheway wrote:kalm wrote:
As the saying goes, those who can, wrestle. Those who can't play basketball.
Or golf.
Or do both.
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 8:11 am
by kalm
Franks Tanks wrote:CAA Flagship wrote:Anything judged should be closer to the chopping block than anthing timed, measured, or based on achieving points. Wrestling clearly falls in the latter category.
I agree. Diving, gymnastics and figure skateing may take incredible athletcism, but they are closer to a dance or cheerleading competition than a sport due to the fact that they are judged.
Real sports have clear winners decided by points scored or by recording the best time.
+2
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 8:44 am
by grizzaholic
Vidav wrote:I didn't even know they were still having the Olympics.
I thought China bought the rights to the Olympics.
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 8:56 am
by CAA Flagship
grizzaholic wrote:Vidav wrote:I didn't even know they were still having the Olympics.
I thought China bought the rights to the Olympics.
Not yet. They bought the judges though.
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 9:05 am
by grizzaholic
CAA Flagship wrote:grizzaholic wrote:
I thought China bought the rights to the Olympics.
Not yet. They bought the judges though.
Probably with barbie dolls, tonka trucks, and gummy bears.
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 12:27 pm
by Ibanez
Ivytalk wrote:What the hell is wushu? A Chinese appetizer?
I think it's the sound of an Oriental quiff.
Sport climbing? really? I guess wrestling wasn't gay enough.
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 12:30 pm
by Grizalltheway
Vidav wrote:I didn't even know they were still having the Olympics.
Your motherland's hosting the next ones.
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 2:45 pm
by kalm
Ibanez wrote:Ivytalk wrote:What the hell is wushu? A Chinese appetizer?
I think it's the sound of an Oriental quiff.
Sport climbing? really? I guess wrestling wasn't gay enough.
Pretty sure they will combine the two into a biathlon for SC folk.
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:11 pm
by BlueHen86
Incredibly stupid decision. I have received several emails from people in the wrestling community about this, there will be some resistance.
I am on the USA Wrestling email list, when I get any official word from them I will pass it along on here.
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:33 pm
by SuperHornet
andy7171 wrote:Anyone else watch Mark Henry beat Randy Orton last Friday?
What a horrible example, Andy. These two have NO connection to amateur wrestling (either freestyle or Greco). Henry IS an Olympian, however. He qualified but did not medal in weightlifting in 1992 and 1996. Orton is merely a third-generation "pro" with no talent whatsoever.
You'd do better to speak of Kurt Angle, who won the 1995 World Championship and the 1996 Olympics (both held in Atlanta) in the 100 kg freestyle class. He also tried to make a comeback for the 2012 Olympics. He will be PISSED if this bogus move pans out.
Re: Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympics
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:33 pm
by YoUDeeMan
Who wrestles anymore?
Title IX has decimated the wrestling college ranks...so I blame this on the chicks.
