Vladimir Putin: it’s unfair to exclude wrestling from the Olympic program, Vladimir Putin: it’s unfair to exclude wrestling from the Olympic program

The President of Russia Vladimir Putin considers the exclusion of Greco-roman, freestyle and female wrestling from the Olympic program unfair. He made this statement on March 13th at the opening of a new sports hall "Sambo" -70 in Moscow.

Vladimir Putin, the Russian President, "It’s unfair to exclude from the Olympic program the traditional sports, which were in the Olympic Games since the ancient Greece , formed the basis , and began the Olympic movement."

The President of Russia promised to affect this subject in a conversation with the IOC members.