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Wrestling rules changed in hopes of swaying IOC

...understand will get the sport back in the Olympics.The federation, known by the...weight classes if it remains in the Olympics.The International Olympic Committee's...persuade the IOC to keep wrestling in the Olympics.Dziedzic said FILA would work...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/olympics/2013-05-18/wrestling-rules-changed-
Battle of the Year

Opens Friday, Sep 13, 2013 Synopsis: A veteran basketball coach whips a talented American breakdancing troupe into shape for the biggest b-boy competition in the world in this kinetic dance drama starring Lost's Josh Holloway. For breakdancers, winning the Battle of the Year is like taking the gold medal in the Olympics. Though the competition originated in the U.S., no American has taken the top prize in the past 15 years. A former b-boy with his eyes on the prize, L.A. hip-hop icon Dante (Laz Alonso) is determined to change that. But it's not going to be easy. In order to get the job done, Dante recruits his old friend Blake (Holloway) to help form a b-boy troupe comprised of the best dancers in the country. Having previously coached a basketball team to victory before falling on hard times, Blake knows a thing or two about winning. But with the competition just three weeks away, they'll need a small miracle to reclaim the Battle of the Year for their country. Undaunted, Dante and Blake prepare to dazzle the judges with the kind of moves that will prove b-boy culture is still alive and kicking in the country where it was born. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi Cast: Josh Holloway, Laz Alonso, Josh Peck, Caity Lotz, Chris Brown Movie Details Play Trailer Buy Tickets Movie Review

Russian business magnates footing most of bill for 2014 Sochi Games

...who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses.Other countries that have played host to the Olympics have overwhelmingly used public funds to pay for the construction of needed venues and new infrastructure. The Russian...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/olympics/2013-05-20/russian-business-magnate
Newberry: Reinstating wrestling into Olympics is right thing to do

...down the size, scope and cost of the Olympics but turned into one of the biggest...that can say it's been part of the Olympics since ancient Greece. There's...clear arrogance that its place in the Olympics was secure, gave wrestling the...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/olympics/2013-05-17/newberry-reinstating-wre
US swim team still strong without Phelps

...competing in the 200 and 400 free in London."It was definitely a different atmosphere," she said. "People say the Olympics are a high, and I had trouble coming back down from them. But having the team there for me, supporting me the whole...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/2013-05-13/us-swim-team-still-strong-without
Security is No. 1 priority at major sporting events

...events around the world, including the Olympics and World Cup.The twin bombings...boycott of the race.The focus on the Olympics now falls on Sochi, a Black Sea...So far we have been lucky in the Olympics but what happened in Boston reminds...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/2013-04-16/security-no-1-priority-major-spor
Wrestling can learn from flashy mixed martial arts

...which the IOC recently recommended be axed from the Olympics starting in 2020 ? has a lot to learn from the path...consequences."When we heard it was being yanked from the Olympics, I said 'It needs to be more fan friendly. It needs...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2013-04-11/wrestling-can-learn-
Tulsa might make run at 2024 Summer Olympics

...member of the Tulsa 2024 Olympic Exploratory Committee. "Many people think of cowboys and Indians. ... Bidding for the Olympics is the one way to change those stereotypes."The USOC recently wrote to the mayors of nearly three dozen cities seeking...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/olympics/2013-04-27/tulsa-might-make-run-202
University of Connecticut seeks eighth basketball championship win

...four games, as the Syracuse native sat out the opening round rout of Idaho."I was sitting next to Jim Boeheim at the Olympics and we were talking during the gold medal game," Louisville coach Jeff Walz said. "He said, 'There's this kid...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/college/2013-04-08/university-connecticut-se
Olympic wrestling fights back after being dropped for 2020 Games

...discuss ways the sport can fight to save its place in the Olympics.The IOC executive board dropped wrestling from the...Sydney Games, called wrestling "the identity" of the Olympics."Do we destroy our historical sites which are symbols...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/2013-02-13/olympic-wrestling-fights-back-aft