TO ALL NATIONAL FEDERATIONS  TO ALL FILA BUREAU MEMBERS    Subject: position of wrestling at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games    FILA informed you at the beginning of September 2002 of the proposal from the IOC olympic programme commission concerning the possible reduction of the events, even the elimination of a wrestling style from the programme of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.    On 21 October 2002, the FILA President, Mr. Raphael Martinetti, accompanied by the Secretary General, Mr. Michel Dusson, met at the IOC headquarters the President, Dr. Jacques Rogge, in order to defend the entirety of the styles and the categories within the olympic programme.    The IOC President who was accompanied by the Technical Director, Mr. Gilbert Felli, carefully listened to the serious arguments developed by the FILA delegation.    At the end of the meeting, we received information from Dr Rogge that the situation of wrestling would not be submitted to the IOC Session in Mexico, since the maintaining of wrestling on the programme was not questioned.    The IOC Executive Board will, however, be competent to submit to the FILA during the first months of the year 2003 possible proposals for modifications or maintaining of the current status quo.    It is therefore unnecessary and even harmful to wrestling if the National Federations lead any actions on the side of the IOC members, since the final discussion will not be under the competence of the IOC Plenary Session.    On the other hand, the Bureau members and National Federation Presidents who are in good relations with members of the IOC Executive Board, whose names are mentioned on the enclosed list, are invited to plead our cause in order to maintain in the future the entirety of the styles and catagories.    Thank you in advance for your collaboration.    Raphael Martinetti  FILA President    Annex: list of the IOC Executive Board members    IOC EXECUTIVE BOARD    PRESIDENT  Jacques ROGGE    VICE-PRESIDENTS  Richard Kevan GOSPER  Thomas BACH  Vitaly SMIRNOV  James L. EASTON    MEMBERS  Zhenliang HE  Gunilla LINDBERG  Franco CARRARO  Lambis W. NIKOLAOU  Toni KHOURY  Tomas SITHOLE    REPRESENTATIVES OF SUMMER IFs  Denis OSWALD    REPRESENTATIVES OF WINTER IF  Ottavio CINQUANTA    NOCs  Mario VAZQUEZ RANA    ATHLETES  Sergey BUBKA    ADMINISTRATION  DIRECTOR GENERAL  Francois CARRARD