Another wrestler returns medal to protest Olympic decision

USATODAY

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The prospect of the Olympics dropping wrestling has led another competitor to return his medal.

Polish wrestler Andrzej Supron is returning his silver medal won in the Greco-Roman lightweight division at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. He joins Bulgaria's seven-time world champion Valentin Yordanov, who last month returned his gold medal from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Supronk says he is "surprised and outraged by the suggestion to remove this ancient sport from the Games," which is being proposed for the 2020 Olympics.

He says he is sending the medal back to IOC President Jacques Rogge.

Supronk, also a former world and European champion, says he is sending the medal back to International Olympic Committe President Jacques Rogge..

Wrestling is now competing with seven proposed new sports for a spot on the 2020 program. The final decision will be made by the IOC in September.