In February 2013, the wrestling and sporting world was dumbfounded when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) removed the sport of wrestling as one of the “core 25 sports” in the Olympic Games. Wrestling—along with eight other sports—was being forced to plead its way back into the Olympic games lineup. The morning I learned of this […]
AARON STEED
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Wrestling matters
We must preserve and grow the ancient tradition of this exciting sport
On Feb. 13, 2013, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended to remove wrestling as one of its 25 “core sports” from the 2020 games and beyond. This shocked the wrestling community and sports enthusiasts worldwide because wrestling is one of the original sports in the Olympics and participated in worldwide. In 2012, more than 70 […]