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Post by Red Impact on Feb 12, 2013 7:54:35 GMT -5
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Post by Red on Feb 12, 2013 7:58:53 GMT -5
Stupid.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Feb 12, 2013 8:06:03 GMT -5
Considering some of the stuff that they do consider Olympic sports, I find this decision to be asinine
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Post by Bo Rida on Feb 12, 2013 8:23:15 GMT -5
Well that's stupid unless it was dropped because the sport is too tainted from drugs and corruption.
I'm not a fan of Olympic wrestling but it does belong in the games unlike horse dancing, rich people hobbies and sexist synchronised swimming or sports that have their pinnacles elsewhere like football and Tennis.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2013 8:27:41 GMT -5
I'll give them credit on one thing, finding this stupid is probably the first time I've ever cared about anything involving the Olympics.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Feb 12, 2013 8:42:27 GMT -5
Add Pankration then.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Feb 12, 2013 8:43:48 GMT -5
Yet golf is now an Olympic sport
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2013 8:53:05 GMT -5
Someone on the Olympics Committee needs a Giant Swing into a wall.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Feb 12, 2013 9:03:59 GMT -5
Well that's stupid unless it was dropped because the sport is too tainted from drugs and corruption. Man if it's for that reason, what sports are going to be left? For crying out loud, boxing is still a summer event, and figure skating is a winter event.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Feb 12, 2013 9:15:17 GMT -5
This is just a stupid decision by the IOC.
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Post by CMWaters on Feb 12, 2013 9:15:49 GMT -5
The Russians need to protest this.
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Post by TK The Friendly Robot on Feb 12, 2013 9:26:57 GMT -5
This is absolutely idiotic, Wrestling at the Olympics is an institution and it simply should not be dropped while Horse Dancing and a plethora of other B.S "sports" remain on the list. Hell even Football (Soccer) I wouldn't mind saying goodbye to as they already have an event that defines the Pinnacle of the sport in the form of the World Cup.
At this length we'll probably end up with 2020 Olympic Poker.
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Post by Push R Truth on Feb 12, 2013 9:44:56 GMT -5
They gotta be trolling the world... right?
Wrestling is damn near the definition of one on one competition.
Hopefully this is opening the door to professional wrestling in the Olympics! Watch the judge from India give Khali perfect 10 for his brainchop based offense.
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Feb 12, 2013 9:57:22 GMT -5
So I guess that means Istanbul is out of the running, thou not officalliay. Becasuse wrestling is kinda big in Turkey.
This is just stupid because it is one of the core classic sports. Lets kill it off for Skatebording.
Lets see what will be going for the single new spot in 2020 Baseball Softball Karate Squash Roller sports Sport climbing Wakeboarding Wushu.
So Baseball and Softball got kicked out a few years ago, so who know if they have a shot. Baseball MIGHT if they give it to Tokyo.
Karate...eh... that sounds just as boring to watch as fencing.
Squash...next
Roller Sports, so Sakebording and inline skating...Theres the X Games for that.
Sport Climbing, either you make it outdoors and it is semi interesting but servilely limits what cities can have the Olympics OR you will basically pay money to watch some guys scurry up an indoor climbing wall.
Wakebording, How many countries even DO wakebording? Now how many people will want to watch that on TV. While its not that bad per say, it is a judged sport and in all judged sports there is bias and horrid calls.
Wushu, So fencing meets rythem gymnastics.
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Post by TK The Friendly Robot on Feb 12, 2013 9:59:23 GMT -5
Can't wait for Olympic Bowling and Olympic Darts...
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Post by Red Impact on Feb 12, 2013 10:05:53 GMT -5
Apparently, the six other sports vying for a spot in addition to wrestling now are baseball/softball, squash, roller sports, sport climbing, karate, and wushu.
I'm actually surprised Karate isn't already an olympic sport, since other martial arts are.
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Post by Widow's Peak on Feb 12, 2013 10:22:47 GMT -5
So they're eliminating wrestling, a sport synonymous with Olympic tradition, and yet they're keeping dressage, competitive horse dancing, as an Olympic event. *Cornette face* What's even more amazing is that dressage wasn't even on the short list for being cut. An apparently, modern pentathlon has a pretty effective lobby. Just a really stupid decision all the way around.
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Post by TK The Friendly Robot on Feb 12, 2013 10:27:11 GMT -5
Apparently, the six other sports vying for a spot in addition to wrestling now are baseball/softball, squash, roller sports, sport climbing, karate, and wushu. I'm actually surprised Karate isn't already an olympic sport, since other martial arts are. Out of that list the only true option to replace Wrestling is Karate or Wushu. Softball/Baseball is too Americana, Roller Sports is a ridiculous idea as is Climbing. I'm on the fence about Squash...if I could switch it with Dressage though, I would.
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Post by Push R Truth on Feb 12, 2013 10:34:39 GMT -5
Of course Dressage will never be cut. There's giant piles of money involved with the sport because it's an insanely useful tax shelter.
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Post by Red Impact on Feb 12, 2013 10:43:15 GMT -5
Apparently, the six other sports vying for a spot in addition to wrestling now are baseball/softball, squash, roller sports, sport climbing, karate, and wushu. I'm actually surprised Karate isn't already an olympic sport, since other martial arts are. Out of that list the only true option to replace Wrestling is Karate or Wushu. Softball/Baseball is too Americana, Roller Sports is a ridiculous idea as is Climbing. I'm on the fence about Squash...if I could switch it with Dressage though, I would. It makes me feel bad for all the high school and college wrestlers now. It's really too late for the 2016 teams, and there's really nothing else they can strive for other than the Olympics. One of our colleges here has a great wrestling tradition, I have to wonder if the program will be cut if there's nothing beyond college to compete or. It makes adding golf more insane to me.
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