The sport of wrestling has been voted out of the 2020 Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC); however, many athletes, fans, and supporters of wrestling are upset and feel it must remain part of the Olympic tradition.
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Due to a review involving twenty-six Olympic sports, members of the IOC board elected to drop wrestling for reasons including modern relevance, international participation, television ratings, ticket sales, and many more.
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Claim: .
Declining popularity, decreasing ticket sales, and low international participation were all sufficient evidences for the IOC to remove wrestling from the 2020 Olympic Games.
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Evidence: .
The executive board of the IOC met together in Lausanne, Switzerland to discuss the future of wrestling in the Olympic Games. After analyzing nearly forty criteria and reviewing commission reports, the board decided to remove wrestling from the group of core sports, and replace it with modern pentathlon. Mark Adams, IOC spokesman, stressed the importance of this decision following the IOC's meeting in February, "This is a process of renewing and renovating the program for the Olympics. It's not a case of what's wrong with wrestling; it is what's right with the 25 core sports "(Wilson). The decision has not been made final, and will come before another vote in September of 2013. "Today's decision is not final. The session is sovereign and the session will make the final decision, "Adams added (Wilson).
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Refutation of Their Claim: .
With wrestling being one of the most deeply rooted events at the Olympic Games, the decision to remove it shocked the wrestling community. A large Coalition has formed, including one hundred and twelve different businesses, organizations, and other groups, in order to bring the sport of wrestling back onto the Olympic stage. The fight to keep the historic sport in the Olympics grows stronger every day.