http://espn.go.com/olympics/story/_/id/9321839/wrestling-baseball-softball-squash-make-ioc-2020-olympics-shortlist

Hopefully it returns over those other sports on the list. Cutting it from the games was stupid in the first place. Sports that should always be at the Olympics are Wrestling, Boxing, Track & Field, Swimming, Diving, Soccer, Basketball, Rugby, volleyball, tennis, and baseball/softball. After that they can fill in the schedule with some other sports like field hockey and water polo. If something has to be cut then ditch walking and ping pong.

5/29/2013 9:07:10 PM

They need to get off of their ass and add jai-alai

5/29/2013 9:08:18 PM

But seriously, it's ridiculous that it even had to get "shortlisted"

5/29/2013 9:11:23 PM

We have the #4 ranked incoming wrestling recruiting class.

5/29/2013 10:27:14 PM

I am impressed that this movement potentially worked, i really had no hope it would get in now theres a chance

5/29/2013 10:31:44 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNQx3KPxifQ

5/29/2013 10:32:46 PM

OP: you had me until

Quote :

"baseball/softball"

seriously, what portion of the world gives a shit about this?

oh yeah, and why is diving critical?

5/29/2013 10:44:11 PM

Because B4C is an idiot.

5/29/2013 10:48:28 PM

^^Baseball is pretty popular in Asia and other parts of the Americas. Also, diving is one of those traditional Olympic sports that belongs just like track and field. If something needs to go then it is walking, beach volleyball, and any extreme sports.


2012 Olympic Event

archery
track & field
badminton
basketball
beach volleyball--------------rugby 7s
boxing
canoe slalom
canoe sprint
cycling BMX-----------------baseball/softball
cycling Mountain
cycling road
diving
equestrian
fencing
soccer
gymnastics artistic
gymnastics rhythmic
team handball
field hockey
judo
modern pentathlon
rowing
sailing
shooting
swimming
synchronized swimming
table tennis----------------------------golf
taekwondo
tennis
trampoline-----------------------------add a real sport
triathlon
volleyball
water polo
weightlifting
wrestling----------------------------there was no need to cut wrestling

[Edited on May 29, 2013 at 11:07 PM. Reason : .]

5/29/2013 11:06:49 PM

Quote :

"Also, diving is one of those traditional Olympic sports that belongs just like track and field."

Nah. Track & Field is quantifiable competition. Diving isn't. I'm for chucking all of the sports that are 100% subjective.

Rugby 7s is just as useless as beach volleyball, so why bother changing?

Just like no one cares about the Olympic soccer tournament, no one will care about an Olympic golf tournament. Don't take a quadrennial spotlight from table tennis players to highlight golfers who have four majors per year.

5/29/2013 11:13:14 PM

^I agree that most of the sports have bigger events than the Olympics, but I would still rather see wrestling, boxing, basketball, soccer, tennis, golf, and rugby 7s at the Olympics instead of beach volleyball and trampoline. And no matter how much you dislike them, gymnastics and all of the water sports have to remain a part of the Olympics. That is their biggest stage.

5/29/2013 11:21:15 PM

Fuck it, I say you toss everything but track & field, swimming, and wrestling.

5/29/2013 11:27:49 PM

^That probably wouldn't change the tv ratings that much since swimming and track & field always seem to draw the most interest.

5/29/2013 11:30:45 PM

WELL MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT THE FUCKING TV RATINGS FOR THIS SHITSHOW

5/29/2013 11:31:14 PM

Quote :

"If something needs to go then it is ..."

MODERN PENTATHLON!

Quote :

" Rugby 7s is just as useless as beach volleyball, so why bother changing?"

I play rugby. Sevens is perfectly fine in the Olympics. And it's gotten interest and money in rugby domestically we otherwise wouldn't have gotten.

5/29/2013 11:31:22 PM

That's great for you. Do people care about it any more than beach volleyball?

5/29/2013 11:35:23 PM

^^Yeah, I enjoy watching 15s and 7s. It's way more entertaining than most of the competitions at the Olympics.

^I'm guessing yes since it is popular in Europe.

[Edited on May 29, 2013 at 11:36 PM. Reason : .]

5/29/2013 11:35:39 PM

BEACH RUGBY

#and1

5/29/2013 11:41:48 PM

^Good idea. Maybe they could add beach soccer too. The USA was undefeated in that tournament they used to show on ESPN back in the 90s, except for when they played Brazil.

5/29/2013 11:43:31 PM

Quote :

"That's great for you. Do people care about rugby sevens any more than beach volleyball?"

20 college teams are playing in a tournament in Philadelphia this coming weekend, including N.C. State, and it will be televised on NBC and NBC Sports. Last year it got attendance of 10000+ each day. http://www.usasevenscrc.com/

The round of the IRB 7s Series played in Las Vegas every February gets huge attendance.

[Edited on May 30, 2013 at 6:28 AM. Reason : /]

5/30/2013 6:26:06 AM

Quote :

"Fuck it, I say you toss everything but track & field, swimming, and wrestling."

Olson Johnson is right!

5/30/2013 7:57:20 AM

Summer Olympics need roller hockey.

5/30/2013 9:46:01 AM

Wrestling should be able to make this final cut over baseball. I like seeing both sports in the Olympics, but if it has to be between them two and squash, then I am pulling for wrestling to remain in the Olympics.

5/30/2013 10:27:02 AM

^Same here. I don't see why they wanted to ditch wrestling in the first place. It was one of the better sports to watch.

5/30/2013 8:32:38 PM

Clearly there is room for 40 different swimming medals, but not wrestling or baseball.

5/30/2013 9:26:16 PM

^ There are 18 wrestling medals. Baseball is just one.

5/30/2013 9:35:51 PM

Maybe they should just ditch all combat sports and add MMA. That would open up about 3, or 4 spots.

6/1/2013 11:28:58 AM

modern pentath should def be the first to go as most in the sports media have said, I'd also put wrestling above road cycling for sure

does trampoline need to be its own event? maybe combine it with gymnastics?

and cycling bmx I don't know about it, skateboarding is more popular but I see they are trying to fill out their bicycle events but there is the x games

6/8/2013 6:11:32 PM

They should add pro wrestling.

Medals for best promo, workrate, high flyer, etc.

6/8/2013 7:18:37 PM

The sport of wrestling. . . prevailed!

http://espn.go.com/olympics/story/_/id/9650530/wrestling-gets-reinstated-2020-olympics

w00t!

9/8/2013 2:45:02 PM

9/8/2013 2:47:19 PM

9/8/2013 3:25:26 PM

I've been on a YouTube wrestling video kick since I read this. Here's one of the better ones. Watch for a brief clip of Darrion Caldwell.

9/8/2013 7:33:46 PM

I'm glad to hear it is back!

9/8/2013 11:52:40 PM

Apparently this is going to get released next year:

9/29/2013 9:56:19 PM