Wrestling Out of the Olympics in 2020

[Tapout]

Calling it now.

Competitive Video Gaming will be in after 2020 now.

 

[Slim]

The cut Softball and Baseball after 2008.

Okay so they did then cause that was 1996 when it happened.

 

[We Are Legion]

Calling it now.

Competitive Video Gaming will be in after 2020 now.

Oh god. I'm a serious gamer, but that would be so weird lol

 

[Edgeomatic]

Wrestling Cut from the Olympics in 2020

Y! SPORTS


Here are the events listed for the 2012 Olympics.

Aquatics
Diving
Swimming
Synchronized swimming
Water polo
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
BMX
Mountain biking
Equestrian
Fencing
Field hockey
Football (Soccer)
Gymnastics
Trampoline
Handball
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Table tennis (Ping Pong)
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Beach volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling


Golf and Rugby (Seven-a-side) are to be added for the 2016 Olympics in Rio Di Janiro, Brazil. Golf and Rugby have both been in the Olympics before, once and Wrestling will see it's last appearance.

The 2020 games, which will be hosted in either Istanbul, Tokyo or Madrid will have one of the following sports added. Baseball/Softball, Karate, Roller sports, Sport climbing, Squash, Wakeboarding and Wushu. It should be noted that wrestling can apply for re-inclusion into the games in 2020 but it will be very unlikely.

 

[We Are Legion]

Re: Wrestling Cut from the Olympics in 2020

Rugby lol

Looks like Australia gets a free gold medal now too. And New Zealand will job to them in the finals.

 

[Edgeomatic]

I love how no one mentions that fucking Ping Pong and Equestrian events weren't even considered to be removed. Or Cycling, which is all but dismantled since every athlete in the sport has admitted to some sort of doping.

Equestrian sports? Seriously? They judge the HORSE! Olympics should be judging HUMANS.

 

[Rated R Superstar]

Golf of all things? Holy shit... It's a fucking game, it's not a sport. Isn't the definition of sports, competing against opponents ensuring they lose? That's not Golf...

 

[Edgeomatic]

Golf of all things? Holy shit... It's a fucking game, it's not a sport. Isn't the definition of sports, competing against opponents ensuring they lose? That's not Golf...

You still compete against other people in Golf. It's more of a sport then Rhythmic Gymnastics.

 

[Rated R Superstar]

You still compete against other people in Golf. It's more of a sport then Rhythmic Gymnastics.

You're not even really competing with people. If you were, you'd be doing anything to make sure they lost and you won. You're really only competing against yourself and the ball.

 

[Chris]

I'm completely fine with Golf going in, felt it should have been anyway since it's such an international game already.

 

[Keith]

I do consider Golf a sport, just don't think it should be an Olympic one.

 

[Troy]

I watch the Summer Olympics religiously every four years, I watch the Winter Olympics every four years and I watch the Commonwealth Games. I watch almost any sport that is on but I have to admit that wrestling is one of if not the most boring sport of all at the Olympics. In saying that removing it is one of the dumbest ideas ever, it is an original sport and one that links back to the Ancient Games. It will be reinstated.

Golf, Tennis, Basketball and Equestrian should all be removed from the Olympics. For the first three they are all professional sports and the Olympics is not the ultimate prize in the respective sports. Olympics should be the pinnacle for all the sports that participate and it is so ridiculous that something like tennis can be played there when there are things like the Davis Cup, Fed Cup and Hopman Cup. Equestrian should be removed because as mentioned earlier the Olympics should all be about the person participating not about how the horse walks.

For the sports that are looking to be added in at 2020 Squash better get in, that sport is great to watch