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AUDIO FILE IS AT THE BOTTOMWhat: A USA Wrestling Teleconference to update media on what the sport is doing to keep its spot on the Olympic Games program.Who:  2012 Olympic Bronze Medalist Coleman Scott, who recently returned from the Freestyle World Cup in Iran, featuring the 10 top wrestling countries in the world,  and saw first-hand  the passion and excellence of the sport in the first international competition after the bad news earlier in the month from the IOC.Rich Bender, Executive Director of USA Wrestling, who spent the week in Tehran, helping build a coalition of countries to challenge this IOC recommendation.Jim Scherr, former CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee and newly- appointed FILA Bureau member, who will help spearhead the International wrestling federation’s efforts to keep wrestling in the Olympics. He has just returned from Lausanne, Switzerland, headquarters of FILA.  He’s currently the commissioner of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.Background:  The Executive Board of the Intern