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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!

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

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

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

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?

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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 watched some online, I kept thinking it was some Utah joke I didn't understand.

I thought it was a Canadian joke, but wikpedia says it originated in medieval SCOTLAND!

Curling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Golf AND curling. Weirdos.