Members of the International Olympic Committee removed wrestling from the schedule to make way for a new sport.But the event could enjoy a reprieve as it now joins a shortlist of sports hoping to be included in 2020.

Wrestling joins baseball and softball, squash, karate, sport climbing, wakeboarding, wushu and roller sports in pushing for a place at the Games.

A decision on which sport will be added to the 2020 Games will be made when the full IOC session meets in Buenos Aires in September.The executive board studied a report from the IOC's programme commission which assessed each of the sports at last summer's London Games.

The Modern Pentathlon and Taekwondo were also viewed as being possibly at risk with the report looking into more than 30 separate areas, including TV ratings, ticket sales, anti-doping and global popularity. Read