EDIT: Sorry, didn't see this in Tom's "Articles for Thursday" post. Feel free to delete.
To the surprise of no one, wrestling was on the receiving end of those cuts, losing 56 spots from the 344 wrestlers who participated in Rio. The 285 wrestling slots allocated for Tokyo will be divided equally among Greco-Roman, men's freestyle, and women's freestyle and their six respective weights, equating to 16 wrestlers per weight class.
http://www.flowrestling.org/article/57615-the-olympics-cut-56-wrestlers-from-2020#.WURDnza1tjp
All to make room 3-on-3 basketball, skateboarding, and other "sports". Olympics slowly turning into the X Games.
To the surprise of no one, wrestling was on the receiving end of those cuts, losing 56 spots from the 344 wrestlers who participated in Rio. The 285 wrestling slots allocated for Tokyo will be divided equally among Greco-Roman, men's freestyle, and women's freestyle and their six respective weights, equating to 16 wrestlers per weight class.
http://www.flowrestling.org/article/57615-the-olympics-cut-56-wrestlers-from-2020#.WURDnza1tjp
All to make room 3-on-3 basketball, skateboarding, and other "sports". Olympics slowly turning into the X Games.
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