On March 19 in Tbilisi (Georgia) starts the European championship according to the manumission, female and Greco-Roman wrestling. On the eve of tournament took place the press conference of the president of Federation of wresting of Georgia, the world champion, double the prize-winner of Olympic Games Luka Kurtanidze on which the appeal of outstanding Georgian wresstlers to the International Olympic committee with an appeal to keep wresting in the Olympic Games-2020 program was submitted . The text of the letter reports WRESTRUS.RU.

The federation of wrestling of Georgia is extremely concerned by the Executive committee decision the IOC not to recommend wrestling in the program of flight Olympic Games of 2020. The Greek-Roman and free-style wrestling отсносятся to the few types which were included constantly into the program of Olympic Games at the time of antiquity and a modern era. The contribution of wrestling to promoting of Olympic Games and the Olympic values is immeasurable. We realize that for the last decade in wrestling shortcomings which are subject to eradication collected. Are sure that world wrestling community, having combined efforts, will cope with these difficulties. In this regard, we call you - members of the International Olympic committee by consideration of a question of the program of Olympic Games 2020 to consider opinion of federation of wrestling of Georgia, imeyushchiy the richest traditions. Wrestling - is worthy places in the Olympic program.

The letter signed 33 winner and the prize-winner of Olympic Games, the World Cups and Europe of different years.

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