February 15, 2013 By JOHN IRVING >IN A.D. 393, the ancient Olympic Games were abolished — they had become too corrupt. Wrestling was among the first sports in those ancient Games; wrestling was also included at the start of the modern Olympics, in 1896. Yet on Tuesday in Lausanne, Switzerland, the executive board […]
Elimination Of Olympic Wrestling Is Simply Bad Business
In a shocking move, the executive board of the Olympic Committee announced that they had voted to eliminate wrestling from a core group of 25 sports for the 2020 Games.
Talking Points About the Sport of Wrestling and the Olympics from USA Wrestling
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