tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post6360754644193008374..comments2024-03-14T11:09:32.759-05:00Comments on Falkenblog: Olympics Drop WrestlingEric Falkensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07243687157322033496noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-66343708759206748402013-02-16T08:38:35.144-06:002013-02-16T08:38:35.144-06:00I think this has to do with gender egalitarianism....I think this has to do with gender egalitarianism. Dropping a sport that is so integral to the Olympic spirit makes a joke of the entire institution and its continued legitimacy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-9601796666575380522013-02-16T00:42:29.662-06:002013-02-16T00:42:29.662-06:00With all those life benefits to wrestling, imagin...With all those life benefits to wrestling, imagine the advantages if you can dominate in the "Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol" (an actual Olympic sport).<br />Furthermore, it's an olympic sport that Americans can kick some ass in. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-11154819841267812072013-02-15T00:21:41.863-06:002013-02-15T00:21:41.863-06:00As a former wrestler myself, I agree that wrestlin...As a former wrestler myself, I agree that wrestling is great for character building. <br /><br />The good news is, at least in the US, wrestling is growing at the youth and high school levels. <br /><br />But I can see the politics of this in the IOC. Wrestling generates a lot of medals that don't go to the countries with the most clout. E.g. the Western Euros. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-29726511563918294752013-02-13T18:54:27.454-06:002013-02-13T18:54:27.454-06:00As a former football coach, I noticed that kids wh...As a former football coach, I noticed that kids who'd wrestled were better tacklers.Patrick R. Sullivanhttp://hisstoryisbunk.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-70773795283232164872013-02-13T08:36:28.637-06:002013-02-13T08:36:28.637-06:00Agree with EF here completely although as an ex-w...Agree with EF here completely although as an ex-wrestler myself I sometimes worry about my wrestling skills being a hindrance in an actual fight in some situations (I don’t think I’ve been in a real fight since high school). Obviously it’s better to have any martial arts skills than not but in wrestling you generally try and maintain contact with your opponent whereas in boxing you try to avoid getting tied up. Since most of my instincts in this area are (more or less) within the rules of wrestling I’m not sure I’d do too well against a non-wrestler but a good slugger who could really move on his feet. Then again most fights are pretty spontaneous and sloppy affairs and if I ever got my hands on the other guy it would soon be obvious whether or not he’s even aware of the fact that his own body weight can be used against him. Most guys aren't particularly.<br /><br />I don’t think my view of the saccharine/PC/ribbon dancing Olympics could get much dimmer at this point. If the Obama administration is half as innovative and outside-the-box as they pretend they would help foster some sort of alliance with Iran’s serious wrestling culture and otherwise ***organize the community*** of interested parties in their appeal efforts. It’s not like they are above involving themselves in micro-issues.<br />Mercurynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-83949936978040974502013-02-13T08:05:39.908-06:002013-02-13T08:05:39.908-06:00This is so absurd. First Pankration, now this. Ins...This is so absurd. First Pankration, now this. Insane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-42949950316286773422013-02-13T07:40:46.551-06:002013-02-13T07:40:46.551-06:00I thought wrestling was an event in the original O...I thought wrestling was an event in the original Olympics.<br />What will they do away with next, running events?<br />An replace it with competitive texting?<br />Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16521152076906801929noreply@blogger.com