TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Wrestlers from the world's top wrestling nations plan to lie on their mats Thursday in Tehran in a unique show of unity to protest a decision by the International Olympic Committee to drop wrestling from the 2020 games.
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I think that this is a prime example of what the Olympics should be about. Bringing countries what would are normally enemies to common ground.
What the Olympics have become, on the other hand, is another corporate sellout event.
Seriously, is the problem ratings? Not enough folks from the wealthy countries buying tickets to the events?
I want more details on this.
I don't even watch wrestling, but I think that anything that has Iran and the USA on the same page may just be worth preserving!
Iran and the US united?
Iran and the US united?
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The one thing we are sure was in the original Olympics was wrestling. Why on earth do we have things like golf which can hardly be called a sport but not wrestling? It's daft
Iran and the US united?
Wrestling was one of nine events in the first modern day Olympics 1896 in Athens, Greece. Now they have voted it out to bring Golf in.
1896 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wrestling was introduced to the Olympics in 708 BC:
Wrestling at the Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Other sports still in are:
Sport Years
Archery 1900–1908, 1920, since 1972
Athletics all
Badminton since 1992
Baseball 1992–2008
Basketball since 1936
Basque pelota 1900
Boxing 1904, 1908, since 1920
Canoeing and kayaking since 1936
Cricket 1900
Croquet 1900
Cycling all
Diving since 1904
Equestrian 1900, since 1912
Fencing all
Football (Soccer) 1900–1928, since 1936
Golf 1900, 1904, 2016, 2020
Gymnastics all
Handball 1936, since 1972
Hockey (field) 1908, 1920, since 1928
Jeu de paume 1908
Judo 1964, since 1972
Lacrosse 1904, 1908
Sport Years
Modern pentathlon since 1912
Polo 1900, 1908, 1920, 1924, 1936
Rackets 1908
Roque 1904
Rowing since 1900
Rugby union 1900, 1908, 1920, 1924
Rugby sevens 2016, 2020
Sailing 1900, since 1908
Shooting 1896, 1900, 1908–1924, since 1932
Softball 1996–2008
Swimming all
Table tennis since 1988
Taekwondo since 2000
Tennis 1896–1924, since 1988
Triathlon since 2000
Tug of war 1900–1920
Volleyball since 1964
Water motorsports 1908
Weightlifting 1896, 1904, since 1920
Wrestling 1896, 1904-2016
1896 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wrestling was introduced to the Olympics in 708 BC:
Wrestling at the Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Other sports still in are:
Sport Years
Archery 1900–1908, 1920, since 1972
Athletics all
Badminton since 1992
Baseball 1992–2008
Basketball since 1936
Basque pelota 1900
Boxing 1904, 1908, since 1920
Canoeing and kayaking since 1936
Cricket 1900
Croquet 1900
Cycling all
Diving since 1904
Equestrian 1900, since 1912
Fencing all
Football (Soccer) 1900–1928, since 1936
Golf 1900, 1904, 2016, 2020
Gymnastics all
Handball 1936, since 1972
Hockey (field) 1908, 1920, since 1928
Jeu de paume 1908
Judo 1964, since 1972
Lacrosse 1904, 1908
Sport Years
Modern pentathlon since 1912
Polo 1900, 1908, 1920, 1924, 1936
Rackets 1908
Roque 1904
Rowing since 1900
Rugby union 1900, 1908, 1920, 1924
Rugby sevens 2016, 2020
Sailing 1900, since 1908
Shooting 1896, 1900, 1908–1924, since 1932
Softball 1996–2008
Swimming all
Table tennis since 1988
Taekwondo since 2000
Tennis 1896–1924, since 1988
Triathlon since 2000
Tug of war 1900–1920
Volleyball since 1964
Water motorsports 1908
Weightlifting 1896, 1904, since 1920
Wrestling 1896, 1904-2016
Iran and the US united?
gmc;1420792 wrote: The one thing we are sure was in the original Olympics was wrestling. Why on earth do we have things like golf which can hardly be called a sport but not wrestling? It's daft
Oh please! And the ribbon twirling gymnastics?:yh_rotfl
Oh please! And the ribbon twirling gymnastics?:yh_rotfl
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gmc;1420792 wrote: The one thing we are sure was in the original Olympics was wrestling. Why on earth do we have things like golf which can hardly be called a sport but not wrestling? It's daft
That was my first thought as well.
I don't watch the Olympics but I was stuck hearing about some of it when they had the Winter games here several years ago and found out there's a 'sport' where they sweep the ice in front of a kettle or something so the object will go where they want it. WTF?
That was my first thought as well.
I don't watch the Olympics but I was stuck hearing about some of it when they had the Winter games here several years ago and found out there's a 'sport' where they sweep the ice in front of a kettle or something so the object will go where they want it. WTF?
Iran and the US united?
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Iran and the US united?
SnoozeAgain;1421156 wrote: That was my first thought as well.
I don't watch the Olympics but I was stuck hearing about some of it when they had the Winter games here several years ago and found out there's a 'sport' where they sweep the ice in front of a kettle or something so the object will go where they want it. WTF?
Did you watch it? Cracked me up!:yh_rotfl
I don't watch the Olympics but I was stuck hearing about some of it when they had the Winter games here several years ago and found out there's a 'sport' where they sweep the ice in front of a kettle or something so the object will go where they want it. WTF?
Did you watch it? Cracked me up!:yh_rotfl
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I watched some online, I kept thinking it was some Utah joke I didn't understand.
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Iran and the US united?
I thought it was a Canadian joke, but wikpedia says it originated in medieval SCOTLAND!
Curling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Curling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Iran and the US united?
Golf AND curling. Weirdos.