USA WRESTLING ANNOUNCES FOUR FINALIST CITIES FOR 2000 FINAL FREESTYLE OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS: DALLAS; INDIANAPOLIS; KANSAS CITY, MO. AND SEATTLE 
 USA Wrestling, the national governing body for amateur wrestling in the United States, has named the four finalist cities to host the 2000 Final Freestyle Olympic Team Trials: Dallas, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Mo. and Seattle. 
 The Final Freestyle Olympic Team Trials will determine the U.S. freestyle wrestling team that will compete in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. The United States is among the top three freestyle wrestling nations in the world, and numerous world-class athletes are expected to compete in the event. 
 The finalist cities were selected from a total of 10 bids from communities across the nation. Each of the organizing committees for the four finalist bids will make presentations to USA Wrestling on December 1, as part of the final selection process. The host city is expected to be announced on December 8. 
 "USA Wrestling is pleased to have four very strong bids for our Olympic Trials," said Jim Scherr, Executive Director of USA Wrestling. "We look forward to sitting down with the cities to discuss the bids. It will be a difficult decision, though." 
 Among the areas which each bid city must discuss during its presentation to USA Wrestling are: information on the city; venue details; local organizing committee structure; spectator potential and previous event history; sponsorships and financial opportunities and event budget, as well as questions and answers. 
 The Final Freestyle Olympic Team Trials is considered the most popular event hosted by USA Wrestling, and is expected to draw thousands of fans. The 1996 Final Freestyle Olympic Team Trials, which were held in Spokane, Wash., set records for attendance at a freestyle wrestling event in the United States. 
 A short synopsis of each of the finalist bids follows: 
 DALLAS 
 Bid from the Mayor's Sports Marketing Advisory Council and the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau. 
 Venue: Reunion Arena, home of the NBA Dallas Mavericks and the NHL Dallas Stars. Seating for 16,000 fans. 
 Recent events in Dallas: Dallas Cup (soccer); Cotton Bowl; Dallas White Rock Marathon; 1998 USA Junior National Volleyball Championships 
 Notables: Dallas is still in the running for a bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. 
 INDIANAPOLIS 
 Bid from the Indianapolis Sports Commission 
 Venue: Conseco Fieldhouse, which is scheduled to open in September 199, and will be the home of the NBA Indiana Pacers. Seating for more than 18,000 fans. 
 Recent events in Indianapolis: 1998 National Gymnastics Championships; 1998 National Diving Championships; 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials - Diving; 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials - Swimming 
 Notables: Indianapolis hosted the 1987 Pan American Games 
 KANSAS CITY, MO. 
 Bid from the Kansas City Sports Commission 
 Venue: Kemper Arena, home for the Kansas City Blades hockey team, the Kansas City Attack soccer team and an arena football team. Seating for 19,000 fans. 
 Recent events in Kansas City: 1998 Big XII Conference Women's Basketball Tournament; 1998 Big XII Conference Men's Basketball Tournament; 1998 NCAA Women's Final Four; 1997 USA Volleyball Open National Championships 
 SEATTLE 
 Bid from Seattle Bid Committee and the Sports and Events Council of Seattle/King County 
 Venue: Key Arena, home of the NBA Seattle Super Sonics. Seating of 7,200 for the lower bowl. 
 Recent events in Seattle: Jantzen National Synchronized Swimming Championships; U.S. Canoe/Kayak National Championships; U.S. Fencing North American Cup; USA Track and Field Junior Olympic National Championships 
 Notables: Seattle is still in the running for a bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. Seattle served as host city of the 1990 Goodwill Games.   For more information, contact Rich Bender at USA Wrestling, 719-598-8181.