The Polish wrestler refuses the silver medal Olympic Games-80 in Moscow

Andrzej Supron so makes a protest against an exception of wrestling of the Olympic program

The Polish wrestler Andrzej Supron intends to refuse the Olympic medal Games-1980 in Moscow in protest at a possible exception of a sport изпрограммы the Olympic Games.

The decision not to recommend wrestling for inclusion in the Games-2020 program was made in February at executive committee meeting the IOC in Lausanne where the official report in which on the basis of 39 criteria the assessment was given to each of 26 sports presented now in the program of summer Games was considered.

Supron who has won silver of Games in Moscow in Greco-Roman wrestling in weight category to 68 kg, declared that "is surprised and indignant of the offer to exclude an ancient sport from the program of the Olympic Games". the 60-year-old athlete declared that will send a medal to the president the IOC to Jacques Rogge.

Earlier Russian Sagid Murtazaliyev and the present head of Federation of fight of Bulgaria, the winner of OI-1996 Valentin Yordanov decided to return the medals IOC champion Games-2000.

Wrestling filled up the list of sports which can be recommended by executive committee the IOC for consideration as applicants for a place in the Igr-2020 program. Into this list already enter baseball / софтбол, karate, sports rock-climbing, squash, wushu, a veykbording. The final decision according to the program of the Olympic Games will be made at the 125th session the IOC in Buenos Aires in September, then the capital Igr-2020 for which apply Madrid, Istanbul and Tokyo will be chosen.

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