Someone within the IOC must genuinely hate wrestling. Why else would you eliminate it and keep Pentathlon — a goofy mix of shooting, horseback riding, fencing, running and swimming. WTF?
Even more so when you consider that for a shot at reinclusion in the Olympic Games as an additional sport, wrestling must compete with baseball/softball, roller sports, rock climbing, squash, wakeboarding and wushu.
Total bullshit!!! A Olympic gold medal should be the pinnacle of a sport. They have golf & tennis in the Olympics. A golfer would throw out a gold medal for a green jacket. A tennis player would throw out a gold medal for a Wimbledon title. ect., etc.
Wrestling is such a pure sport. The D1 NCAA Championships get huge crowds for the week. Wrestling in the Olympics could be a draw on TV if they gave the TV coverage. By the way fuck NBC for not broadcasting it.
Someone within the IOC must genuinely hate wrestling. Why else would you eliminate it and keep Pentathlon — a goofy mix of shooting, horseback riding, fencing, running and swimming. WTF?
They dont hate wrestling, they just love the money they're getting bribed with