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Watch This: Dan Gable and Terry Brands React to Wrestling Being Reinstated into Summer Olympics in 2020

Wrestling reclaims its place in the Olympic games.

[Source: Iowa Hawkeyes Youtube Channel]

There was a lot of anger around the state of Iowa earlier this year when wrestling was dropped as an olympic sport.

But that very same day in February a movement was already beginning to Save Olympic Wrestling. And their hard work paid off today with the news that wrestling will be reinstated as an Olympic sport in the 2020 game.

In the video above you can watch the reactions to the news from wrestling supporters including current Hawkeye associate head wrestling coach Terry Brands and former Hawkeye coach and wrestling ambassador Dan Gable.


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