Jumbie Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Wrestling (AKA Greco Roman wrestling) has been voted out of the Olympics starting 2020. I had trouble following the details of the procedure, but the decision isn't final yet. It doesn't look good, though, as 7 sports compete for one available spot. Most of the rationale comes apparently from the voters being concerned for revenue and loyalty to 'their' sport. Wrestling is one of the original olympic sports. Next to running, it's probably the most primal. It seems ridiculous that golf is voted into the olympics with racewalking at the same time wrestling is removed. As one writer at CNN put it, 'Hercules wept.' I suspect that in the end wrestling won't get cut because the cries of 'you sold out' will be bad PR for them. They value their false image of non-corporate, pure-sport event too much to let this spoil their image. Better by far for them to drop wushu, wakeboarding and baseball which won't draw such fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I know Wrestling isn't the most popular Olympic sport, but how is it considered to be anywhere near the bottom of the list in popularity, so much so that it is in serious consideration of being cut? And Wrestling has seen a reassurance recently, as it is one of the four main fighting styles used in MMA, which gets more popular every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 yeah, panch, mike & other wrestlers have been on about this, it's kinda embarrassing. i don't really follow the olympics much (stuff id like to see like boxing, fencing etc doesn't usually get coverage) but the absence of such a fundamental sport makes no sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrizzle Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Fucking Dressage is an olympic sport, but wrestling isn't? Horse dancing. HORSE DANCING IS AN OLYMPIC SPORT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycaon Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Not really a fan of sports in general, but even to me, it would seem a damn shame to remove wrestling from the Olympics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 And it isn't even half as homoerotic! Isn't poker or some such nonsense a sport now? Have lazy white people taken over the olympics now as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I look forward to seeing Olympic Crocheting in a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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