Russia plans to appeal wrestling's drop from games

More sports February 13, 2013

Russia plans to appeal wrestling's drop from games

MOSCOW (AP) — The head of the Russian Olympic Committee says it plans to appeal to the IOC to restore wrestling in the games.

The International Olympic Committee's executive committee on Tuesday voted to drop wrestling from the Olympics from 2020. Wrestling has been one of Russia's strongest sports: Soviet and Russian wrestlers have won 77 gold medals.

Alexander Zhukov, head of the Russian committee, said on Wednesday that "we will use all of our strength to persuade the IOC not to exclude wrestling from the Olympic program." He said he would write to IOC President Jacques Rogge about the issue, Russian news agencies reported.

Subjects
People
- Jacques Rogge
Locations
- Russia,
- Eastern Europe,
- Europe
Organisations
- Russia Olympic Team,
- International Olympic Committee

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