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Wrestling dropped from the Olympics
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Tue Feb 12, 2013 12:28 pm
by WizardfromOz
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/ ... n-18477144I am no wrestling fan but I know enough to understand it meets the IOC qualifying requirements, namely universal appeal and a very good spread of international competitors.
Maybe it is not television friendly enough
Re: Wrestling dropped from the Olympics
Posted:
Tue Feb 12, 2013 12:31 pm
by The Dharma Bum
They may as well dump track and field. Ridiculous.
Re: Wrestling dropped from the Olympics
Posted:
Tue Feb 12, 2013 12:38 pm
by WizardfromOz
Re: Wrestling dropped from the Olympics
Posted:
Tue Feb 12, 2013 12:39 pm
by Revenant
Re: Wrestling dropped from the Olympics
Posted:
Tue Feb 12, 2013 12:48 pm
by exploited
Re: Wrestling dropped from the Olympics
Posted:
Tue Feb 12, 2013 1:02 pm
by uebermann
I imagine wrestling doesn't bring in enough revenue. Thats the only reason to drop it.
Re: Wrestling dropped from the Olympics
Posted:
Tue Feb 12, 2013 1:03 pm
by uebermann
Well, that or they are going to drop wrestling and pick up MMA cage fighting.
Re: Wrestling dropped from the Olympics
Posted:
Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:58 pm
by John Galt
Re: Wrestling dropped from the Olympics
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Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:49 pm
by Breakage
How can they drop wrestling when it was one of the ancient events ? And yet swimming still has eleventy million completely repetetive and dull events ? Olympics is turning to utter shit.
Re: Wrestling dropped from the Olympics
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Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:57 pm
by The Dharma Bum
I concur.
Biathlon is weirdly awesome.