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IOC drops wrestling from Olympics lineup

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — IOC leaders dropped wrestling from the Olympic program on Tuesday, a surprise decision that removes one of the oldest Olympic sports from the 2020 Games.

The IOC executive board decided to retain modern pentathlon — the event considered most at risk — and remove wrestling instead from its list of 25 ‘‘core sports.’’

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And yet we are still left with Curling and Beach Volleyball???  OK, sorry..... I actually do love to um, watch certain volleyball matches.  But Curling? Really?