Wrestling returns to Olympics, beating baseball-softball and squash for place in 2020 Games

Published September 8, 2013 11:55am EDT | Updated January 13, 2015 12:24pm EST

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Wrestling has been reinstated for the 2020 Olympics, seven months after losing its spot.

It beat two other sports in a vote by the International Olympic Committee.

Wrestling received 49 votes, while a combined baseball-softball bid got 24 and squash 22.