Olympics to drop wrestling

[flyersgolf]

http://espn.go.com/olympics/story/_/id/8939185/ioc-drops-wrestling-2020-olympics

What a sham.  Now lets see what they add.

[Rita]

http://espn.go.com/olympics/story/_/id/8939185/ioc-drops-wrestling-2020-olympics

What a sham.  Now lets see what they add.

jet-ski twittering? javelin catching-texting?

[Chris '03]

http://espn.go.com/olympics/story/_/id/8939185/ioc-drops-wrestling-2020-olympics

What a sham.  Now lets see what they add.

jet-ski twittering? javelin catching-texting?

I think those are events in the post-modern pentathlon.

[jtn27]

I wouldn't mind wrestling being cut, but it makes no sense when you look at some of the events that are staying, like modern pentathlon, equestrian, table tennis, and synchronized swimming. If all those events were being cut in addition to wrestling, I wouldn't care, but as it is now, it's a dumb move.

[nyc94]

Meanwhile, the Winter Olympics has no difficulty adding events.  Who's up for Luge Relay?  Team Figure Skating?  Ski Half Pipe?  Mixed Biathlon Relay?

[Ben]

Mixed Biathlon Relay?

Why are you picking on one of the best advances for gender equality in the Olympics, in an extremely physically and mentally taxing sport?

[Trotsky]

I wouldn't mind wrestling being cut, but it makes no sense when you look at some of the events that are staying, like modern pentathlon, equestrian, table tennis, and synchronized swimming. If all those events were being cut in addition to wrestling, I wouldn't care, but as it is now, it's a dumb move.

Equestrian, like wrestling, is also a founding sport for the Modern Games.  They should all be permanently protected.

[nyc94]

Mixed Biathlon Relay?

Why are you picking on one of the best advances for gender equality in the Olympics, in an extremely physically and mentally taxing sport?

Not sure if serious.  If you are, I believe women already compete in the biathlon.  Not sure what putting men and women on the same team accomplishes.

[Ben]

Mixed Biathlon Relay?

Why are you picking on one of the best advances for gender equality in the Olympics, in an extremely physically and mentally taxing sport?

Not sure if serious.  If not, I believe women already compete in the biathlon.  Not sure what putting men and women on the same team accomplishes.

The IBU has had a Women's World Cup since the early 1980s, and the Mixed Relay has been a regular event for the last seven seasons. Putting men and women in the same race bridges the divide between the two halves of the sport and ensures more exposure for the women's side, a bit like the Red-White game including both men's and women's teams.

[jtn27]

I wouldn't mind wrestling being cut, but it makes no sense when you look at some of the events that are staying, like modern pentathlon, equestrian, table tennis, and synchronized swimming. If all those events were being cut in addition to wrestling, I wouldn't care, but as it is now, it's a dumb move.

Equestrian, like wrestling, is also a founding sport for the Modern Games.  They should all be permanently protected.

Equestrian wasn't in the 1896 Olympics. It was in 1900 and then 1912-present. Other sports to debut in 1900 include tug of war, polo, and croquet.

[ugarte]

I put the chances of wrestling being dropped from the games at close to zero. Too many countries of disparate political orientations compete at the highest level. US, the former Eastern Bloc, the Middle East (Iran and Turkey in particular)...

This is a shakedown of the wrestling federation.

[billhoward]

There's the ribbon twirling gymnastics event that remains. The sport that will live forever is women's beach volleyball.

[Trotsky]

The sport that will live forever is women's beach volleyball.

It will be knocked out in 2050.

[ugarte]

There's the ribbon twirling gymnastics event that remains. The sport that will live forever is women's beach volleyball.

Rythmic gymnastics is part of the larger umbrella of "gymnastics" - it isn't up for debate. And, honestly, it is impressive as shit to watch but for the fact that the girls are so young that it feels creepy.

[Trotsky]

And, honestly, it is impressive as shit to watch but for the fact that the girls are so young that it feels creepy.

That window only get bigger.  

Anyway, a lot of things are impressive but not Olympic events.

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