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IOC drops wrestling from 2020 Olympics UPDATE: Wrestling reinstated!
Posted on 2/12/13 at 7:47 am
Posted on 2/12/13 at 7:47 am
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Posted on 2/12/13 at 7:52 am to genro
Pussification of Olympics.
This post was edited on 2/12/13 at 7:52 am
Posted on 2/12/13 at 7:52 am to genro
That's crazy.
ETA:
Dropped it over Taekwondo and Field Hockey? Are you serious, Clark? And when did the IOC get so hard up that they have to start cutting programs from the Olympics?
ETA:
quote:
Wrestling was voted out from a final group that also included modern pentathlon, taekwondo and field hockey, officials familiar with the vote told The Associated Press. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the voting details were not made public.
Dropped it over Taekwondo and Field Hockey? Are you serious, Clark? And when did the IOC get so hard up that they have to start cutting programs from the Olympics?
This post was edited on 2/12/13 at 7:56 am
Posted on 2/12/13 at 7:53 am to genro
If there is even one X games type event in 2020, this is a disgrace.
Posted on 2/12/13 at 7:57 am to genro
as long as they keep synchronized swimming
Posted on 2/12/13 at 7:58 am to genro
Posted on 2/12/13 at 7:59 am to genro
Is this a fricking joke?
Posted on 2/12/13 at 8:01 am to genro
quote:
Wrestling
One of the few "original" Olympic events...shite the ancient Greeks actually competed in...I've always thought the Winter Olympics were bullshite, the greeks never competed in snow sports...
Posted on 2/12/13 at 8:06 am to genro
terrible decision
Posted on 2/12/13 at 8:13 am to genro
Dumb
Posted on 2/12/13 at 8:16 am to genro
wtf is this bullshite
Posted on 2/12/13 at 8:26 am to genro
I'm astonished. Terrible decision.
Posted on 2/12/13 at 8:41 am to genro
Just one more decision that tips the balance in favour of the IOC being the most corrupt organization in the history of the world...so they are adding Golf which many consider an prohibitively expensive sport and need to drop one...
frick THE IOC
(BTW I golf)
frick THE IOC
(BTW I golf)Posted on 2/12/13 at 9:56 am to genro
Thank goodness badminton survived.
Posted on 2/12/13 at 10:06 am to genro
Disgraceful!
Posted on 2/12/13 at 12:42 pm to genro
Such
fricking
bullshite.
Wrestling is one of the purest damn sports in the games. No equipment needed. Huge credibility hit to olmoics.
fricking
bullshite.
Wrestling is one of the purest damn sports in the games. No equipment needed. Huge credibility hit to olmoics.
Posted on 2/12/13 at 1:21 pm to genro
That's pretty fricked up. Youth Wrestling is really on an upswing in the USA. Absolutely ludicris to drop the sport. Bad move, terrible move.
I hate the IOC it's one of the more corrupt organizations you'll find.
I hate the IOC it's one of the more corrupt organizations you'll find.
Posted on 2/12/13 at 1:29 pm to genro
no more women's wrestling?
Posted on 2/12/13 at 2:21 pm to genro
shitty decision, but understandable given the cynicism of Olympic sports. Wrestling is a niche sport in the largest TV markets, and those who do watch it aren't a desirable demographic to marketers. Some of the sports that made it are either ratings winner (ie rhythmic gymnastics, popular with females,) or appeal to a well off demographic. "Nobody" watches equestrian sports, but those who do make golf fans look like People of Wal Mart by comparison.
NBC is down with this decision, and it wouldn't surprise me to learn that they had a good deal of influence in it.
NBC is down with this decision, and it wouldn't surprise me to learn that they had a good deal of influence in it.
Posted on 2/12/13 at 4:39 pm to genro
Tony k and mike w just shredded this decision.
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