St Petertsburg: Three months after being shown
the door from sports’ grandest celebration, wrestling came roaring back
in contention for the 2020 edition of the Olympics.
Wrestling, along with squash and a joint baseball-softball bid, was
shortlisted by the International Olympic Committee Executive Board from
a total of eight sports that staked their claim for the solitary open
spot in the quadrennial spectacle.
Sports that couldn’t make the cut include inline speed skating, karate, sport climbing, wakeboarding and wushu.
Reportedly, the IOC Executive Board voted by secret ballot over
several rounds, with wrestling winning on the first, garnering eight of
the 14 votes.
The fate of wrestling, one of the oldest Olympic sport, now hinges
on the consent of full IOC assembly, that will make a final decision on
September 8 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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