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    Feb 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Iranians bemoan Olympics cutting treasured sport of wrestling

    Dozens of wrestling greats and their agitated fans gathered Thursday in Tehran to lament the elimination from the Olympics of the sport, which has a storied past in Iran.
    Dozens of wrestling greats and their agitated fans gathered Thursday in Tehran to lament the elimination from the Olympics of the sport, which has a storied past in Iran. Olympic officials decided Tuesday to cut wrestling from the 2020 Games,...

    Tags: Wrestling, Russia, Oscar Pistorius, United Nations, Olympic Games

    2. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. What sport should replace wrestling in the Olympics?

    The International Olympic Committee dropped wrestling as a Summer Games sport on Tuesday, meaning that effective with the 2020 Games, freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling won't be a part of the festivities after being in every Summer Olympics since 1896.
    The International Olympic Committee dropped wrestling as a Summer Games sport on Tuesday, meaning that effective with the 2020 Games, freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling won't be a part of the festivities after being in every Summer Olympics since 1896....

    Tags: Wrestling, Tribune Company, FIFA World Cup, Summer Olympics, Sports

    3. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. U.S. wrestlers outraged over decision to drop sport from Olympics

    To say U.S. wrestlers are unhappy about the IOC's decision to drop their sport from the Olympics is an understatement. “I don't think I've really accepted it yet,” said Cael Sanderson, who won a gold medal at the 2004 Games. “I'll...

    Tags: Wrestling, Kurt Angle, Awards and Prizes, Modern Pentathlon, Sports

    4. Feb 13, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  4. Wrestling gets no respect from Olympic committee

    Boy did the IOC executive board make a huge blunder and underestimate exactly what it was doing when it made a purely political decision by recommending the removal of wrestling for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.
    Boy did the IOC executive board make a huge blunder and underestimate exactly what it was doing when it made a purely political decision by recommending the removal of wrestling for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Tennis, anyone? How about golf?...

    Tags: Pentathlon Running, Wrestling, 2012 Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics, Sports

    5. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Jacques Rogge to meet with wrestling leader to discuss Olympics

    International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge, under fire after the IOC's decision to drop wrestling from the Olympics on Tuesday, says he will meet with the head of wrestling's governing body to discuss ways the sport can fight to return to the Games.
    International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge, under fire after the IOC's decision to drop wrestling from the Olympics on Tuesday, says he will meet with the head of wrestling's governing body to discuss ways the sport can fight to return to the...

    Tags: Wrestling, Modern Pentathlon, Sports, Sports Organizations

    6. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Former IOC president's son is modern pentathlon vice president

    A lot of people are scratching their head today over the International Olympic Committee's decision to drop wrestling from the Summer Olympics, starting with the 2020 Games.
    A lot of people are scratching their head today over the International Olympic Committee's decision to drop wrestling from the Summer Olympics, starting with the 2020 Games. The sport many people believed should have been dropped, modern pentathlon,...

    Tags: Wrestling, Pentathlon Swimming, Modern Pentathlon, Summer Olympics, Sports

    7. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. World of wrestling reacts to IOC's decision to drop sport

    The fallout from the International Olympic Committee's stunning decision to drop wrestling from the Summer Games beginning in 2020 has drawn outrage from wrestling officials and competitors around the world.
    The fallout from the International Olympic Committee's stunning decision to drop wrestling from the Summer Games beginning in 2020 has drawn outrage from wrestling officials and competitors around the world. Former Olympic champion Cael Sanderson of the...

    Tags: Wrestling, Awards and Prizes, Modern Pentathlon, Sports, Sports Organizations

    8. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. IOC votes to drop wrestling from the Summer Olympics

    In a stunning surprise, the International Olympic Committee dropped wrestling, which has been a part of the modern Games since they began in 1896, from the Summer Olympics starting in 2020.
    In a stunning surprise, the International Olympic Committee dropped wrestling, which has been a part of the modern Games since they began in 1896, from the Summer Olympics starting in 2020. Modern pentathlon was considered the most likely sport to be...

    Tags: Wrestling, Modern Pentathlon, Summer Olympics, Services and Shopping, Sports

    9. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Kurt Angle, Gerald Brisco discuss IOC's recommendation to cut wrestling from 2020 Olympics

    Today, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) <a href=&quot;http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/olympics/sns-rt-us-olympics-sportsbre91b0kd-20130212,0,4370187.story" target="_blank">recommended that wrestling be removed from the 2020 Olympic Games</a>. The recommendation was ultimately made by secret ballot of several rounds, and wrestling was voted out from a final group that included modern pentathlon, taekwondo and field hockey.
    Today, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that wrestling be removed from the 2020 Olympic Games. The recommendation was ultimately made by secret ballot of several rounds, and wrestling was voted out from a final group that included...

    Tags: Wrestling, Freestyle Wrestling, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Kurt Angle, Modern Pentathlon

    10. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  10. US wrestlers blindsided by Olympic ouster

    Rulon Gardner's epic upset of Russian wrestling great Alexander Karelin in 2000 remains one of the most compelling moments of the modern Olympics.
    Rulon Gardner's epic upset of Russian wrestling great Alexander Karelin in 2000 remains one of the most compelling moments of the modern Olympics. Starting in 2020, youngsters looking to Gardner and Karelin for inspiration won't have a chance to excel on...

    Tags: Jordan Burroughs, Wrestling, Frostbite, National Federation of State High School Associations, Awards and Prizes

    11. Jan 23, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  11. Will Lance Armstrong Attempt Daunting Climb From Disgrace?

    Give disgraced bicyclist Lance Armstrong this much credit: Last week, when TV host Oprah Winfrey asked him, point-blank, &quot;In all seven of your Tour de France victories, did you ever take banned substances or blood dope?" he answered, with a nod, "yes."
    Give disgraced bicyclist Lance Armstrong this much credit: Last week, when TV host Oprah Winfrey asked him, point-blank, "In all seven of your Tour de France victories, did you ever take banned substances or blood dope?" he answered, with a nod, "yes."...

    Tags: Health Treatments, Lance Armstrong, Testicular Cancer, Sports, Chemotherapy

    12. Jan 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. IOC releases statement on stripping Lance Armstrong of Olympic medal

    The International Olympic Committee released the following statement Thursday regarding its decision to strip Lance Armstrong of the bronze medal he received in 2000:
    The International Olympic Committee released the following statement Thursday regarding its decision to strip Lance Armstrong of the bronze medal he received in 2000: "Following the recent decisions of [the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency] and the...

    Tags: Road Cycling Time Trial, Cycling Trial, Sports, U.S. Postal Service, International Cycling Union

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