Japan Wrestling Federation President Tomiaki Fukuda on Wednesday called into question the International Olympic Committee's decision to drop wrestling from the 2020 Games, saying the sport's governing body has failed to give "clear reasons" for why wrestling is being removed.
Fukuda said the fight to keep wrestling in the Olympics was far from over.
"The final verdict has not been made on whether it will be removed. Everything will depend on our efforts and actions from now," said Fukuda, who is also vice president for FILA, wrestling's world governing body. "We have been in the Olympics from the start, so there was always the feeling of reassurance that it was a key sport."