((HT: IOC/USOC/ABC))
So, instead of something like modern pentathlon, tae-kwon-do and field hockey being taken out of the 25 core sports considered by the five-ringed circus, the International Olympic Committee decided to jettison wrestling (both the freestyle and greco-roman varieties) out of the 2020 games.
The sport could be voted back in, but it's not likely...
"This is a process of renewing and renovating the program for the Olympics," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said. "In the view of the executive board, this was the best program for the Olympic Games in 2020. It's not a case of what's wrong with wrestling, it is what's right with the 25 core sports."
The group looked at factors such as TV ratings, ticket sales, doping issues, participation, and popularity- most of those factors are subjective and allow for emotional and political response... something the international committees are "never" known for...
Right...???
There's one opening for a sport in 2020. The winner comes from a group including baseball and softball, karate, squash, roller sports, sport climbing, wakeboarding and something called "wushu."
So, we now get to miss moments like this one...
And this one...
The Soviet Union and United States are one and two in the all-time medal list with 132 and 125, respectively...
Names like Blatnick, Sanderson, Gable, and Gardner now go to history books instead of continuing to add to it...
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