wrestling in a framework of Olympic games

wrestling in a framework of Olympic games

What is the wrestling? • Greco-Roman wrestling • Freestyle wrestling • Grappling

Wrestling is one of the most ancient forms of martial arts. Wrestling since ancient times engaged in China, Egypt, Assyria, and Greece

In Modern Olympic games Wrestling had been contested at the Summer Olympic Games since the sport was introduced in the ancient Olympic Games in 708 BC. The wrestling has been put on the first modern Olympic games in 1886 in Athens

Following the London Olympics, the IOC's Executive Committee conducted a study of the 26 core sports in terms of their success at the London Olympics as well as world-wide grassroots support. The study sought to trim one core sport so that starting with the 2020 Olympics, only 25 core sports would continue to make room for one non-core sport. On February 12, 2013, the IOC Executive Board voted to recommend that wrestling be dropped as a core sport

The Wrestling can be replaced: • • Baseball Squash Karate Sport climbing Wakeboarding Wushu Roller sport

Why wrestling to remain at the Olympic Games • wrestling is one of the most exciting sport • wrestling is fairly cheap sport • if the wrestling excluded, will be lost a lot of good sports schools • athletes who have trained for a lifetime of performances will be without prospects