The decision by the International Olympic Committee to drop wrestling as a core sport in 2020 was baffling. Even more baffling was this comment by Vladimir Uruimagov, a Russian wrestling coach: "If they expel wrestling now, that means that gays will soon run the whole world."
Yeah, right. Gay people hate watching wrestling. These photos from the 2012 Games show why we're big fans.
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