Wrestling was announced as the winning bid by IOC President Jacques Rogge, after receiving a majority of 49 votes. The former Husker All-American posted on his blog Wednesday morning that during the past three months, he considered his future in wrestling and whether he should compete at the 2021 Olympics. Elk Grove Village will sponsor not one but three U.S. teams at the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics: track and field, wrestling and triathlon. This marks a significant step for the organisers, with only one year to go until the postponed Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 open on 23 July 2021.
USA Wrestling’s procedures for selecting the 2020 Olympic team, recently published on the U.S. Olympic Committee’s website, include the news that Penn State will host the Olympic team trials on April 4 and 5 of next year at the Bryce Jordan Center. The IOC dropped wrestling from its 2020 Olympic Games program.
The 2020 Pan American Olympic Qualifier is in Ottawa, Canada from March 13-15. The Complete Day & Full 2020 Olympic Women's Wrestling Schedule In Tokyo, Japan. The three teams topped 12 … As preparations continue to advance, these decisions highlight the progress made amidst… Stephen Mally/Icon SMI. Klaus Schormann, president of governing body UIPM, lobbied hard to protect his sport's Olympic … He commented on Jordan’s commitment to the PRTC, “While I served as the Assistant National Coach for USA Wrestling from 2009-2016, Jordan made six-consecutive World and Olympic …
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the addition of five new sports and 15 new events for the 2020 Tokyo Games.