Wrestling has regained its place on the Olympics sports roster, after the International Olympic Committee, IOC voted for it. Wrestling got 49 out of the 95 votes cast by the IOC members in Buenos Aires in Argentina. The voting at the 125th IOC session ensured that wrestling will be on the Olympic roster in the 2020 games, to be hosted by the Japanese city of Tokyo, as well as in the 2024 Games. The Indian Olympic Association and the Wrestling fraternity have hailed wrestling's re-inclusion in the Olympic Games, saying it will inspire more youngsters to take up the sport.
News On AIR | September 9, 2013 8:59 AM
Wrestling regains its place in Olympics