As of today I have learned that wrestling will be dropped from the 2020 Olympics. It was just voted to be ousted over the much antipaction that modern pentathlon would get the boot. Wrestling has had its roots in the Olympics since ancient Greece and has been an official part of the Olympics every year since 1896. I think this is a terrible thing because booting wrestling, has compromised the integrity of the Olympic games. One of the longest lasting sports is gone while curling, pentathlon and cycling are still considered core sports. Wrestling is not just in certain parts of the world, it is everywhere in the world and pretty much every high school team has a wrestling team. Tae kwon do meanwhile, is still safe as an Olympic sport even though every winner since forever has been solely from South Korea. Wrestling used to be dominated by the U.S. but now Russia is the major powerhouse; not far behind are Turkey, South Korea, Finland, etc. I just don’t understand how the IOC can ban such a popular and entertaining sport.