Olympics without wrestling

Olympics without wrestling
Olympics without wrestling

Olympics without wrestling

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Earlier this week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted to drop wrestling as an Olympic sport. Wrestling has been a part of both the modern and ancient Olympics since the beginning. Worldview speaks with David Wallechinsky, a sports commentator and the president of the International Society of Olympic Historians. We are also joined by Tanner Andrews, a champion wrestler currently training at the U.S. Olympic Education Center in Marquette, Michigan, with hopes of making the 2016 U.S. Wrestling Team.