Wrestling voted back in for Tokyo Olympics

Wrestling voted back in for Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Three-time Olympic wrestling champions Saori Yoshida (L) and Kaori Icho shake hands in Tokyo in the early hours of Sept. 9, 2013, after wrestling was chosen for inclusion for a single berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the International Olympic Committee's general session in Buenos Aires.

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