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02-12-2013, 12:34 PM | #1 |
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This doesn't make sense. Wrestling is a valid sport with historical significance. WTF?
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02-12-2013, 12:36 PM | #2 |
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They'd have more viewers if the guys weren't wearing tights
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02-12-2013, 12:38 PM | #3 |
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I don't think this is a done deal though. I think they have to have a meeting to discuss it further in St. Petersburg...the Russians will ****ing go crazy if the IOC tells them there is no more wrestling.
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02-12-2013, 12:42 PM | #4 |
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This seems pretty lame.
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02-12-2013, 01:08 PM | #5 |
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Wrestling IS the Olympics. Wrestling, running, and throwing the javelin are the survival skills that generated competitive sports. They can't cut wrestling. That would be insane.
Do they still have solo synchronized swimming? That one kills me.
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02-12-2013, 01:59 PM | #6 |
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If they drop badminton, a lot of people are gonna be PISSED
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02-12-2013, 02:00 PM | #7 |
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Don't watch it. Don't care.
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02-12-2013, 02:20 PM | #8 |
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Such a boring sport.
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02-12-2013, 02:22 PM | #9 |
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Wrestling is going to die in the U.S.
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02-12-2013, 02:23 PM | #10 |
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And yet they'll still have F'ing ribbons....and water polo......
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02-12-2013, 02:25 PM | #11 |
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Wow, the Olympics have created one MORE reason to not watch! ****ing stupid!
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At first I thought "well hell, if thats how they voted, there's nothing that can be done, even if it seems insane." However, after some research I am now convinced that this decision will not stand.
The IOC did not do this, it was a recommendation from the executive board that would still have to be ratified in September. And no, China did not do this, China only has 3 members in the entire IOC, I'm now convinced that this was the result of idiot groupthink from a small group isolated from reality. A lot of members of the IOC were equally shocked by this. There are about 120 members of the IOC, and I'd bet a lot of money that this decision will be overruled in September. There are just 15 members of the executive board, so you only need 8 votes for modern pentathlon over wrestling. Sounds insane, but with that few people, perhaps you could get 8 stupid people. After doing some research I found out where they came from: Belgium Singapore Germany (x2) Morocco Great Britain Australia South Africa Sweden Taiwan Switzerland Ireland Spain Ukraine Guatamala One of those 15 members is like one of the lead people of modern pentathlon, too, so I'm sure he was yammering on about how his sport should be saved over drinks to the other 14. When you look at that list, I see a lot of potentially fruity Europeans who might not care about Wrestling. Never mind the USA, we only won the 3rd-most wrestling medals last time around. Russia is absolutely pissed. Iran is outraged, India and Japan are angry, then there are a whole hell of a lot of former soviet and middle east countries who basically only do wrestling and almost nothing else. This thing is going to build into an enormous backlash which I can only presume that these 15 fools had no idea would occur. If they could do it over again, I bet they would come up with a different decision. I'm not really concerned that wrestling will be dropped, I am pissed off because I wanted to see Karate make it in, and now they probably wont because Wrestling will have to be saved and that utterly reeruned horse-jumping/swimmin/sword whatever sport stays on.
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At least there is Equestrian....where the animal does the work......
Don't forget Synchronized swimming.............. |
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02-12-2013, 04:54 PM | #14 |
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It is preposterous, especially given amateur wrestling's international popularity and historical roots.
I never wrestled, but I had several close friends in high school who did. The passion of wrestlers for their sport surpassed any other sport I've seen, and it continues to do so.
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02-12-2013, 06:00 PM | #15 |
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there is tons of shit that should be cut from the olympics. Wrestling is NOT one of them. Wow.
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