Revamped Wrestling Returning to the Olympics
They should draw inspiration from Turkish oil wrestling
BUENOS AIRES – Wrestling is back in the Olympics, but its new life also will bring about a new look.
"We will change everything," said Nenad Lalovic, the president of wrestling's international federation (FILA). "The whole scenery of the venue." The red-and-yellow mat will go the way of the full Nelson, replaced perhaps by shades of blue.
"Our singlets are so old fashioned," Lalovic said. Freestyle wrestlers could wear fight shorts and a tight-fitting microfiber T-shirt. Greco-Roman wrestlers may even go shirtless.