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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SCR 26
Author: Correa (D), et al.
Amended: 5/20/13
Vote: 21
SENATE FLOOR : 37-0, 4/8/13
AYES: Anderson, Beall, Berryhill, Block, Calderon, Cannella,
Corbett, Correa, De Le�n, DeSaulnier, Emmerson, Evans, Fuller,
Gaines, Galgiani, Hancock, Hernandez, Hill, Hueso, Huff,
Jackson, Knight, Lara, Leno, Lieu, Monning, Nielsen, Padilla,
Pavley, Price, Roth, Steinberg, Walters, Wolk, Wright, Wyland,
Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: Liu, Vacancy, Vacancy
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 5/20/13
SUBJECT : Wrestling: Olympic Games
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution urges the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) to continue to include wrestling as a core sport
of the Olympic Games.
Assembly Amendments add coauthors and commemorate California's
hosting of the Interscholastic Federation Boys Wrestling State
Championships and Girls Wrestling State International
Championships.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
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findings:
1. The IOC Executive Board recently announced that wrestling
will be removed from the list of 25 core sports at the 2020
Olympic Games, though this is not final.
2. The IOC Executive Board will meet in May 2013 in St.
Petersburg, Russia, to decide which sport or sports to
propose for inclusion, and the entire IOC will vote on the
final program at the IOC session, or general assembly, in
September 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
3. Wrestling was one of the original sports in the ancient
Olympic Games in Greece. During the ancient Olympic Games,
beginning in 708 B.C., wrestling was the decisive discipline
of the Pentathlon. It was the last discipline of the games
to be held, after the discus, the javelin, the long jump, and
the footrace, and its winner was designated the winner of the
Pentathlon, the only crowned athlete of the games.
4. Wrestling is an inclusive sport that provides opportunities
worldwide, regardless of geography, race, gender, or physical
characteristics, and provides mainstream opportunities to
athletes of all physical builds and body sizes, including
blind, deaf, and physically handicapped student athletes who
may not otherwise have the opportunity to participate in
athletics.
5. Wrestling builds great strength, not only of body, but also
of character, including the virtues of self-confidence,
self-discipline, courage, and leadership, and wrestling is
recognized for serving communities throughout the nation by
partnering with law enforcement, schools, and churches to
provide programs to prevent and neutralize juvenile
delinquency, especially gang-related crimes for many at-risk
youth.
6. California is the leading state in athlete membership for
USA Wrestling and the state with the largest participation in
high school wrestling.
7. The California Interscholastic Federation Boys Wrestling
State Championships have been hosted at Rabobank Arena in
Bakersfield, California, since 2005, and the Girls Wrestling
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State International Championships have been hosted at Lemoore
High School in Lemoore, California, since 2011.
8. Wrestling has become a pathway to higher education for many
young Californians, in particular, those with a
socioeconomically challenged background.
This resolution urges the IOC to continue to include wrestling
as a core sport of the Olympic Games.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
AL:k 5/22/13 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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