[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 24 (Thursday, February 14, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S788]
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      SENATE RESOLUTION 37--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE IN 
   DISAPPROVING THE PROPOSAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE 
 EXECUTIVE BOARD TO ELIMINATE WRESTLING FROM THE SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES 
                           BEGINNING IN 2020

  Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Franken, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
Casey, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Levin) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation:

                               S. Res. 37

       Whereas wrestling is recognized as one of the world's 
     oldest competitive sports dating back to 3000 BC;
       Whereas wrestling was one of the original sports of the 
     ancient Greek Olympic Games and of the first modern Olympic 
     Games;
       Whereas wrestling is one of the world's most diverse 
     sports, with participants from almost 200 countries around 
     the world;
       Whereas over 280,000 high school students in the United 
     States participated in wrestling in 2012;
       Whereas there are over 300 intercollegiate wrestling 
     programs in the United States;
       Whereas wrestling represents the determination and hard 
     work it takes to succeed in life and sport;
       Whereas the United States has a long, proud, and storied 
     Olympic wrestling history; and
       Whereas wrestling epitomizes the spirit of the Olympic 
     Games: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) thanks the United States Olympic Committee for its 
     continued support of wrestling and encourages it to work 
     actively to reverse the proposal of the International Olympic 
     Committee Executive Board to eliminate wrestling from the 
     Summer Olympic Games beginning in 2020;
       (2) disapproves the proposal of the International Olympic 
     Committee Executive Board to eliminate wrestling from the 
     Summer Olympic Games beginning in 2020; and
       (3) urges the International Olympic Committee Executive 
     Board to reinstate wrestling as a core sport of the Summer 
     Olympic Games.

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