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IOC Reinstates Wrestling as Olympic Sport for 2020, 2024 Games
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The International Olympic Committee voted to reinstate wrestling for the 2020 and 2024 Games after threatening to remove the sport in an effort to increase interest in the summer event.
Wrestling was selected by IOC members at their annual meeting in Buenos Aires yesterday, receiving a majority 49 votes, 25 more than a joint bid from baseball and softball. Squash, the remaining candidate for inclusion, got 22 votes.