The IOC adds golf and drops wrestling from the Olympics

[Vibranium]

A word from Chael Sonnen, former Olympic Alt Wrestler.

Ill watch that when I get home, but as an aside folks from the sports entertainment side seem to be getting together to try and protest this as well

[the4thpip]

I'll miss Olympic Wrestling as it was one of the ancient sports. I don't get it that rhythmic gymnastics stays and wrestling goes, not that rhythmic gymnastics isn't fun to watch and make fun of.

In fact my wife thinks wrestling is fun to make fun of. She always says the wrestler's real goal is to sniff the other guy's butt. Also she makes jokes about the wrestlers' ears, which often are a gnarled, cauliflowered mess. What fun!

I really wonder if there is a homophobic element to this. Maybe I am just paranoid.

[Vibranium]

I really wonder if there is a homophobic element to this. Maybe I am just paranoid.

highly doubt it

I think its a purely financial and political decision

[Royal]

[Royal]

Mike Riordan from Bloody Elbow: "IOC full of shit. Probably lose Greco-Roman out of the ordeal."

[verslibre]

I really wonder if there is a homophobic element to this. Maybe I am just paranoid.

Yes, it's just you.

[Royal]

I really wonder if there is a homophobic element to this. Maybe I am just paranoid.

Hardly.

Although, they did think Women's Freestyle was a waste of energy and almost got rid of it.

[Vibranium]

http://deadspin.com/5984056/how-can-...ns-and-hookers

But a source said the lobbying likely involves a lot more than making promises about ticket sales and television ratings before the glasses of Madeira are brought to the table. The source did not work on a lobbying campaign, but he has direct knowledge of past visits to the U.S. made by foreign Olympic officials. He has seen firsthand how Olympic favor is curried: "Trips and vacations for IOC members and their families. Prostitutes are ordered. Bribes aren't always in direct monetary form—more gift form. It's basically about 'taking care of' the IOC members. Those dudes don't need money, so that's kind of the last thing down the list. Now escalate that to a ton of rich dudes trying to impress each other."

[Royal]

I really wonder if there is a homophobic element to this. Maybe I am just paranoid.

Damn your Gay-dey senses.

Coach Vladimir Uruimagov: "The Gays killed Wrestling."



*shakes in uncontrollable rage*

TTTTAAAAKKKKKEEEEEEIIIIIII!!!!!!

[Hound of UIster]

http://deadspin.com/5984056/how-can-...ns-and-hookers

Not surprising at all. The IOC is one of the most corrupt international organizations.

[Royal]

[Vic Vega]

Mike Riordan from Bloody Elbow: "IOC full of shit. Probably lose Greco-Roman out of the ordeal."

Good article.

Saw this in the comments thread for it:

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sports...,1157345.story

Looks like it really is about who you know.

[RolandJP]

Typical..... nobody cares about nothing till its taken away. Nobody watches wrestling during the Olympics.

Maybe if they WWE'ed the sport. People would watch.

I say combine the two--call it, Wrestle Golf.

Participants Wrestle to see who get the best lie on drives. Whoever scores the highest gets a Mulligan. Whoever scores the lowest gets a McMahon.

[JaggedFel]

Lol this is some bs.

[Royal]

Typical..... nobody cares about nothing till its taken away. Nobody watches wrestling during the Olympics.

Riordan already debunked that with the Sportsmyriad link.

The “average minute of TV coverage” of wrestling in the 2008 Olympics was watched by 29.5 million people globally. Field hockey: 11.8 million. Fencing: 24.3 million. Badminton: 21.2 million. Team handball: 23.3 million. Sailing: 24.5 million. Triathlon: 19.4 million. Modern pentathlon: 23.1 million. Even tennis was lower: 26.1 million. (Swimming, gymnastics, weightlifting (?!) and track and field are the big draws, as you’d expect — 40 million to 65 million. Table tennis was also over 40 million, so the people complaining about “ping pong” might want to adjust their arguments.)

People are watching. NBC's coverage was abysmal enough that followers were pirating the BBC just to watch at a decent hour. So you really can't count on NBC numbers.