{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://loebsack.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=335843", "Loebsack, Jordan, Walz Commend IOC on Decision to Keep Wrestling in the Running for Olympics", "2013-05-29", "2013", "2013-05", "Democrat", "House", "IA", "Dave Loebsack", "L000565", "loebsack.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Loebsack, Jordan, Walz Commend IOC on Decision to Keep Wrestling in the Running for Olympics\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      Will Continue Fight to Ensure Wrestling is Reinstated When Final Decision is Rendered in September\r\n      \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e\r\n      \r\n      \r\n    \r\n    \r\n      \r\n        Washington,\r\n        May 29, 2013 | \r\n      Joe Hand\r\n      (202-225-6576) \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      \r\n      Today, Congressman Dave Loebsack (IA-02), Jim Jordan (OH-04), and Tim Walz (MN-01) commended the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board\u2019s decision to keep wrestling in the running for inclusion in the 2020 Olympic Games. \u00a0\n\u00a0\nThe IOC Executive Board is meeting this week (May 29-31) in St. Petersburg, Russia and selected three sports to short-list for the 2020 Olympic Games to recommend to the 125th IOC Session.\u00a0 The Executive Board has short-listed wrestling, baseball/softball, and squash.\u00a0 The full IOC will meet to vote on the final sport September 7-10 in Buenos Aires. \n\u00a0\n\u201cThe sport of wrestling is a true embodiment of the Olympic spirit and has been embraced by millions around the world.\u00a0 We are pleased that the IOC Executive Board has recognized this and moved the sport into the next round of consideration,\u201d said Loebsack, Jordan and Walz.\u00a0 \u201cWe will continue to fight to ensure wrestling remains an Olympic sport when the final decision is made this fall.\u201d \u00a0\n\u00a0\nEarlier, the three wrote to IOC President Jacques Rogge urging him to reconsider the decision to remove wrestling from the Summer Olympic program. \u00a0\n\u00a0\n\u201cThe sport of wrestling and the athletes that represent it are a true testament to the Olympic spirit,\u201d wrote the Representatives.\u00a0 \u201cA decision to eliminate it from the Summer Games would be a loss for the American people, the Olympic family and the entire world community.\u00a0 We strongly urge you to reconsider your earlier decision and honor the values and traditions of the Olympic Games by recommending wrestling for inclusion in Summer Olympic programs.\u201d \u00a0\n\u00a0\nThe three have also introduced a Resolution (H.Res. 71) expressing opposition to the IOC decision to eliminate wrestling as a core sport.\u00a0 The bill currently has 46 bipartisan cosponsors and strong support from the wrestling community. \u00a0\n\u00a0\nTo view a copy of the letter, please click here.\n\r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://loebsack.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=335843"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4480070676654577, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}