Article on FILA, the IOC and Olympic Wrestling's future

[kintana]

Politics played a huge role in the removal of wrestling. I mean penthalon had a inside guy in the IOC. Federations of the strongest wrestling nations, US, Russia, Iran, Japan, Cuba, Azerbaijan, Ukraine etc. need to put enormous pressure on the IOC.

I will be very happy if major politicians get involved. Putin is a big combat guy supports Fedor and a 6th dan in Judo. I am sure russia has to have some big politicians with wrestling backgrounds.

If wrestling isn't allowed back in I dont plan on supporting the olympics again.

[ElKarlo]

It's a shame that lobbying means everything. Aka bribing so you can do what you have been doing

[Jocke]

Honestly, this is FILAs fault and theirs alone. The rampart corruption within the organization has made wrestling into a disaster, the rule changes and the obvious paid off judges is ridicilous. Thats why this article seems to not get the point. The criteria list that the article listed isnt even the real version, theres way more points.

FILA needs to clean their own stables from the dirt and shit its accumilated over the years and make the rules about who is the better wrestler. Once the rules doesnt confuse the everliving shit out of everyone (audiences and judges/referees) then maybe they'll get back in again.