Wrestling 2020 Olympic Games: 2016 Won't Have The Sports From 780 B.C. Games - Beats Squash, Baseball, Softball For 2020, 2024 Spot

Wrestling 2020 Olympic Games: The old-time sport will make its comeback after defeating squash and a combined bid by baseball and softball for the lone remaining spot on the program for the 2020 and 2024 Summer Games.

Wrestling drew 49 votes; baseball-softball, 24; and squash, 22, after representatives of each made one final, 20-minute sales pitch about how their sport could strengthen the 21st century Olympic brand for the 2020 and 2024 Games, according to the Washington Post.

The 2020 Olympic Games will have wrestling, though the 2016 Games will not. It was announced following the 2012 Olympics that it was cut as one of the Olympic sports.

IOC President Jacques Rogge announced that the sport had been selected, Nenad Lalovic was estatic. Lalovic is the president of the sport's international governing body, which is known by the acronym FILA.

"I assure each of you that our modernization will not stop now," Lalovic said in a statement, thanking IOC voters. "We will continue to strive to be the best partner to the Olympic movement that we can be."

A part of the original "Modern Era" Olympics, wrestling was the focal point. It was even a sport for the tradition in 780 B.C. Now, it was on the brink of extinction, but will only be gone temporarily.

"Wrestling has shown great passion and resilience in the last few months," Rogge, whose 12-year tenure as the IOC's president comes to an end Tuesday, when his successor will be elected on the final day of meetings in the Argentine capital. "They have taken a number of steps to modernize and improve their sport, including the addition of more women and athletes in decision-making positions; rule changes to make the sport more exciting and easy to understand; and an increase in the number of women's competitions. We are pleased with their reaction and happy to have wrestling on the Olympic program in 2020 and 2024."

Rich Bender, executive director of USA Wrestling, estimated the price tag "in the millions of dollars" to promote and persuade its way for the sport to make a comeback. Celebrities like TNA wrestler and former WWE superstar, as well former Olympic gold medalist for USA, Kurt Angle, helped standup for wrestling. Mixed Martial Artist like Tito Ortiz and Randy Couture pitched for the sport to comeback. Even Michael Phelps was in on it.

"I think it has been something that was needed," Bender added of the global initiative to modernize the sport and galvanize supporters. "The sport answered the bell, so to speak."