#KeepOlympicWrestling COUNTDOWN – 6 days

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09/02/2013


6 days until the IOC vote in Buenos Aires...

6 – Bouvaisa Saitiev (Russia), SIX WORLD TITLES, 3x Olympic champ
6 – Sergei Beloglazov (USSR), SIX WORLD TITLES, 2x Olympic champ
6 – Christine Nordhagen (Canada), SIX WORLD TITLES
6 – Arsen Fadzaev (USSR), SIX WORLD TITLES, 2x Olympic champ
6 – Yayoi Urano (Japan), SIX WORLD TITLES

Fact – Wrestling was included in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens, Greece, as well as the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga., USA in 1996.

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Editor’s Note: For 10 days, leading up to September 8, USA Wrestling will be doing a countdown until the IOC General Assembly vote concerning wrestling remaining on the Olympic program. The entire wrestling community is asked to be very active in its support of wrestling in social media and other platforms.