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Greco-Roman wrestling was part of the original Olympics but a friend of mine
that follows the sport tells me that's also on the IOC chopping block. So
it's not just equestrian events. 

Truman

Susan Young Casey wrote:
> --- CMNewell <reshan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Not that I care if endurance ever gets into the
> > Olympics, but there were 
> > equestrian events in the ancient Greek games, so I
> > certainly think they 
> > have more place there than synchronized swimming or
> > that damned ribbon 
> > twirling nonsense.
> >   
>
> HA! I, too, would rather watch chariot racing than
> that "damned ribbon twirling nonsense"!
>
> Today's Olympics HAVE morphed into something entirely
> different.  It's a shame really.  I enjoyed watching
> the amatures competiting.  I don't recall amature
> equestrians EVER competiting...not TRUE amatures like
> the majority of us.
>
> Oh well...back under my rock.
>
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