While this vote does not absolutely preclude wrestling from being part of the 2020 Olympic program, as the sport can now petition to be one of the last sports to be added to the program, wrestling faces a tough battle for Olympic inclusion.
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Wrestling fans and sports fans alike were surprised on Tuesday when the IOC voted to cut wrestling from the 2020 Olympic program.
The IOC in February recommended that wrestling be dropped from the Olympic program starting in 2020.
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Perhaps, then, being cut from the Olympic program was the push wrestling needed to keep its sport alive.
There is no athletics director who is building their program around Olympic participation in wrestling.
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