IOC Moves to Remove Wrestling From the Olympics

In a move that is shocking the Olympic community, the IOC has announced a removal of one of the original sports.

The International Olympic Committee announced, on Tuesday, that wrestling will be removed from the list of official Olympic sports.

Wrestling would still be present in the 2016 Olympics, but would not be seen in the 2020 games.

FILA, wrestling's governing body is challenging the decision, saying that they "will take all necessary measures to convince the IOC Executive Board and IOC members of the aberration of such decision against one of the founding sports of the ancient and modern Olympic Games."

Not just wrestlers have come to the defense of wrestling, but those who argue the historic point as well, as wrestling was a sport of the original games.

There is only one last chance to change the minds of the IOC, this September.