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    IOC's Wrestling Call Sparks Outrage

    The sport — some call it the art — of wrestling goes back to the ancient Greeks. It's in the Book of Genesis. But, despite the origins of the Olympics, wrestling won't be part of the next international games. Wrestling fans and traditionalists are outraged at the International Olympic Committee .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The sport — some call it the art — of wrestling goes back to the ancient Greeks. It's in the Book of Genesis. But, despite the origins of the Olympics, wrestling won't be part of the next international games. Wrestling fans and traditionalists are outraged at the International Olympic Committee. But Alan Abrahamson says they don't understand the workings of the modern IOC. He's founder and columnist for 3 Wire Sports, a blog about the Olympic movement and international athletics.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      KCRW

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      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Alan Abrahamson

      3 Wire Sports / USC

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    3 of 3
    The State of the Union Speech: The Rhetoric and the Reality
    1. 0:00Possible End to Christopher Dorner Manhunt
    2. 7:53The State of the Union Speech: The Rhetoric and the Reality
    3. 42:44IOC's Wrestling Call Sparks OutrageYou’re reading this
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