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Edited by Big Black Bear:
2/14/2013 12:44:33 PM
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IOC votes to cut wrestling from the 2020 Olympic Games
As a former wrestler who still stays involved in the sport, this is all I've seen on Facebook for the last two days. But how about the rest of you? Have you heard anything about this through your typical news channels? If so, do you care?
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No reason to keep irrelevant sports alive.
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I think they should get rid of ping pong before they get rid of wrestling. Wrestling is one of the only sports in the olympics that is a true test of strength between two people. I bet the viewers would increase on the female side if they wrestled like they did in ancient greece.
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Not a wrestler or a fan, but it seems like wrestling is one of those sports that simply should be there. Like running, or discus. But, priorities have to be set. Meh. :-/
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1 ReplyScrew the IOC for this, it shouldn't be about TV ratings, it should be about showcasing and determining the world's best athletes; and there are very few sports I can think of that do this better than wrestling.
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well i don't know what the International Ornithological Communists have to do with the Olympics but that just seems like a stupid decision.
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1 ReplyWrestling is/was in the Olympics?
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2 RepliesMade the same [url=http://www.bungie.net/en-us/View/community/Forum/Post?id=59802237&groupId=0]thread[/url] yesterday. But yes it is completely ridiculous, I'm honestly dumbfounded by it. Unfortunately it isn't mainstream enough to get a lot of media attention, it had a minute and a half segment on sportscenter yesterday and that was all.
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Heard about this. Really, really shitty decision IMO. I suppose it comes down to not being the most spectator friendly sport, but it still seems there were plenty of other sports that air at 3am that even less people gave a shit about. It should always be included simply because of the history behind it.
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That's some B.S. As a non-wrestler who still doesn't wrestle I disagree with their decision.
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6 RepliesNot really..... it is really gay. No offence.
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I'm still unsure of the why it was eliminated. Wrestling always seemed to be one of the enshrined and most popular events.
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We can make our own olympics. With blackjack. And hookers. Do they even know how to sport?
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I always changed the channel when wrestling came on during the olympics.
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1 ReplyThat's bullshit. As someone who wrestles, and just won a match a few hours ago, I want to put the IOC in a headlock.
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Yeah i heard that... but synchronized swimming is still a thing. such bullshit
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2 Replies\_/ <---- This is my care cup. Notice how it is empty.
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Meh. Never watched it anyway, unless it's WWE.
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I can't believe wrestling was voted out over field hockey.
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1 ReplyIt's pretty ridicules, why not take out Equestrian, or that part of Rhythmic Gymnastics where they twirl ribbons instead?
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Well, I'm glad it's more than just wrestlers who think this is crazy.
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I really think there were many sports that deserved to be removed before something as classic as wrestling. That being said, I don't typically watch all that much of the Olympics outside of gymnastics and some of the running, so I don't care too much.
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I hadn't heard of this, no. And even though I'm not in to the sport in any capacity, I find this decision shocking. Wrestling was one of the original Olympic sports. It's a staple of the Olympics at this point. What next? Javelin? Discus?
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Something other than American football better replace it.
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I don't watch the Olympics because I don't care. That being said, the IOC is retarded beyond belief for getting rid of wrestling, which was in the original games. They should have gotten rid of equestrian.
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...Wrestling is part of the Olympics? o.O
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They'll be replacing it with the WWE. Just you wait!
