Olympics Wrestling

Members of the USA and Iranian wrestling teams have held talks in Tehran to decide on how to save the olympic status of their sport.

Intro:

Members of the USA and Iranian wrestling teams have held talks in Tehran to decide on how to save the olympic status of their sport.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English): Rich Bender, Executive Director of US Wrestling Federation
"I would like to invite you to New York city on May 16 (Iran's Aliabadi: I would like to visit New York city) US and Iran and a match at center of New York city in Times Square, Ok?)

SOUNDBITE (English) Rich Bender, Executive Director of US Wrestling Federation
"We did. We have a long, rich relationship with Iranian Wrestling federation that continued today and will continue in the future. Our hope is for an international wrestling day in New York city on May 16 with Iranian national team and competing to show solidarity and supporting our sport."

SOUNDBITE (English) Rich Bender, Executive Director of US Wrestling Federation
"Certainly Iran is a wonderful host and everyone that is has ever been involved in the sport of wrestling need to come to Iran at least one time. The relevancy and importance of the sport in Iran is fantastic."

SOUNDBITE (English) Noel Thompson, a US wrestling officer
"This is the first meeting between Iran and the United States. That kind of sports diplomacy is very important not only for wrestling but for other relations in future."

Shotlist:

Tehran, Iran. 20 February 2013
1. 00:00 SOUNDBITE (English): Rich Bender, Executive Director of US Wrestling Federation
2. 00:15 SOUNDBITE (English): Rich Bender, Executive Director of US Wrestling Federation
3. 00:33 SOUNDBITE (English): Rich Bender, Executive Director of US Wrestling Federation
4. 00:45 SOUNDBITE (English) Noel Thompson, a US wrestling officer
5. 00:55 Zoom-out from close-up of hands united in solidarity to PAN of Iranian ( Hojatollah Khatib, head of Iran's Wrestling