  IOC excludes wrestling from 2020 Olympic Games February 12, 2013 - 16:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Wrestling has been dropped from the Olympic Games from 2020 by the International Olympic Committee to make way for a new sport, BBC News reported. The IOC's program commission assessed each sport's performance at the London Games before making their decision. But wrestling could enjoy a reprieve as it now joins seven sports hoping to be included in 2020. A decision on which sport will be added in 2020 will be made when the IOC meet in Buenos Aires in September. "The news from the IOC is extremely disappointing," said British Wrestling chief executive Colin Nicholson. The sport, which combines freestyle and Greco-Roman events, goes back to the inaugural modern Olympics in Athens in 1896. It has featured in every games apart from Paris 1900. At last year's London Olympics the sport featured 344 athletes competing in 11 medal events. Partner news  Top stories “I do not need to continue my boxing career, and I can finish it right now. Athletes should be treated fairly,” Abraham stated. Armenian swimmers are training for Barcelona-hosted 2013 World Swimming Championships due in July 19-August 4. Moreno: many people felt that Susi was one of the best female fighters and I’m on a mission to earn that reputation for myself. According to Ruben Hayrapetyan, Armenian squad was punished for overestimating their abilities ahead of the game.   Partner news |  Latest news Ryan Gosling crime drama “Only God Forgives” wins Sydney Film Prize  The violent film, which also stars Kristin Scott Thomas, has divided critics since its debut at the Cannes Film Festival last month.200,000 Brazilians take to streets in protest march A swelling wave of protest tapped into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption.David Thewlis joins Edgar Allen Poe story-based “Eliza Graves” The thriller follows a young doctor who comes to apprentice at a mental institution and meets a beautiful patient that he falls in love with.Lionsgate nabs screen rights to “Devil In The Grove” Pulitzer winner Adam Cooper & Bill Collage, whose Moses script Exodus will be the next film that Ridley Scott will direct, will write the script. |
