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Gardner and nearly everyone else associated with the sport in the U.S. were jolted Tuesday when International Olympic Committee leaders dropped wrestling from the Summer Games.
Cael Sanderson spent the past seven years teaching Jake Varner how to be a world champion — and he was there Sunday when Varner joined him as an Olympic gold medalist.
"That's one of the reasons he's so good," Sanderson said.
London 2012 wrestling: Cael Sanderson mentors Jake Varner to gold →
Sanderson said Varner was the same in the finals as in any other match.
London 2012 wrestling: Cael Sanderson mentors Jake Varner to gold →
