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March 3 2013
Wrestling Hunger Strike By Champion Armen Nazaryan To Protest Decision
By IOC To Drop Sport From Olympics, Coach Will Not Eat Until European
Championships
The summer Olympic games are one of the oldest sporting competitions
in the world and wrestling has long been one of the cornerstone events
at the games, but after the IOC announced a decision to drop the sport
from the Olympics, champion Armen Nazaryan has decided to go on a
hunger strike to protest the decision.
According to NESN.com, Nazaryan has planned to go on a hunger strike
to protest the decision to drop the sport from the Olympics. The
39-year-old athlete is the head coach of Bulgaria's Greco-Roman team
and formerly won a gold medal for Armenia in 1996.
The country's wrestling federation said on Sunday to the Associated
Press that Nazaryan "will not eat until the start of the European
Championship on March 22 in Tbilisi, Georgia ... and will only take
juices."
After competing for Armenia for a number of years, the champions
represented Bulgaria at the 1997 World Championships. He won a gold
medal in the 2000 games and a bronze in the 2004 games.
"I'm protesting against the recommendation to drop wrestling from the
Olympics," Nazaryan said. "Wrestling has always been part of the
Olympic program and it's not right to exclude it from the Games. I'm
starting my hunger strike and from now on I will drink only syrup."
The Bulgarians have been one of the most successful countries at the
sport, winning 16 Olympic titles.
http://www.sportsworldreport.com/articles/11237/20130303/wrestling-hunger-strike-champion-armen-nazaryan-protest-decision-ioc-drop.htm
March 3 2013
Wrestling Hunger Strike By Champion Armen Nazaryan To Protest Decision
By IOC To Drop Sport From Olympics, Coach Will Not Eat Until European
Championships
The summer Olympic games are one of the oldest sporting competitions
in the world and wrestling has long been one of the cornerstone events
at the games, but after the IOC announced a decision to drop the sport
from the Olympics, champion Armen Nazaryan has decided to go on a
hunger strike to protest the decision.
According to NESN.com, Nazaryan has planned to go on a hunger strike
to protest the decision to drop the sport from the Olympics. The
39-year-old athlete is the head coach of Bulgaria's Greco-Roman team
and formerly won a gold medal for Armenia in 1996.
The country's wrestling federation said on Sunday to the Associated
Press that Nazaryan "will not eat until the start of the European
Championship on March 22 in Tbilisi, Georgia ... and will only take
juices."
After competing for Armenia for a number of years, the champions
represented Bulgaria at the 1997 World Championships. He won a gold
medal in the 2000 games and a bronze in the 2004 games.
"I'm protesting against the recommendation to drop wrestling from the
Olympics," Nazaryan said. "Wrestling has always been part of the
Olympic program and it's not right to exclude it from the Games. I'm
starting my hunger strike and from now on I will drink only syrup."
The Bulgarians have been one of the most successful countries at the
sport, winning 16 Olympic titles.
http://www.sportsworldreport.com/articles/11237/20130303/wrestling-hunger-strike-champion-armen-nazaryan-protest-decision-ioc-drop.htm