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Keep Wrestling in the Olympics

Keep Wrestling in the Olympics

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Started by Anonymous 13 years, 6 months ago
Wrestling has been in the Olympics since the beginning. Wrestling dates back to thousands of years ago and was one of the first sports ever. Wrestling is the foundation for so many things in life. Wrestling teaches you discipline, respect, hard work, sportsmanship and it also teaches you how to win respectfully and how to take a loss like a man. Wrestlers wrestle because they love the grind, the love the reward and do it for little to no notoriety and the end goal for all wrestles is to someday make it to the Olympics! Wrestlers are the hardest workers, the most humble and respectful people you will ever meet. IOC, do not rip the dreams away from so many young children who are grinding every day in hopes to making it to the Olympics. No matter how big or small the accomplishment of the wrestler, wrestling makes individual’s great…worldwide! KEEP WRESTLING IN THE OLMPICS!!

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February 20, 2013

The volume of support has triggered a formal request for a meeting with members of the committee overseeing the sport's classification. I am currently preparing the documentation to present our case directly to the decision makers.

6 Comments

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Dave Fleming
13 years ago Featured

Wrestling is pure grit. Leave it alone.

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Mike Schneider
13 years ago Featured

Wrestling is the oldest sport in the olympics. You cant just cut it out like that. Its history.

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Kevin Mendoza
13 years ago Featured

IOC is making a huge mistake here. Every kid who learns to wrestle learns discipline that lasts a lifetime. Keep it in the games.

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Jason Hassan
13 years ago Featured

KEEP WRESTLING IN! Absolute insanity to remove it.

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Brian Acosta
13 years ago Featured

Without the olympics what is the point of all the sacrifice these guys make? Bad call.

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Sarah Harris
13 years ago Featured

My son puts in hours at the gym every single day. DONT take his dream away for some stupid modern sport nobody watches.

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