2024-09-12 01:54:54
In its conference, the International Olympic Committee voted in favor of keeping wrestling as a sport in 2020. in the program of the Olympic Games, which will take place in Tokyo.
During the conference in Buenos Aires, IOC members had to choose between three sports: wrestling, softball and squash. 49 people voted for the first, 24 for the second, and 22 for the third. Thus, wrestling will be included both in Tokyo in 2020 and in 2024. in the program of the Olympic Games.
The president of the International Wrestling Federation, Nenad Lalovic, announced at a press conference specially called for this occasion that from now on, the sport will continue to undergo changes in order to turn into a sport that can and should move with the times, becoming more spectacular. At the same time, reforms will be made in the refereeing corps, as a result of which the representatives of the governing bodies of the international federation will no longer be able to be included in the refereeing commissions. The World Wrestling Championship to be held in Budapest on September 16 must be held under new rules.