Olympic Wrestling: December 2011

Monday 26 December 2011

Olympic Wrestling Rules - Working for Scale

Wrestling is one of the original sports of both the ancient and modern Olympics, wrestling features two unarmed men or women grappling to either subdue the other with a pin (or "fall") or accrue enough points to win. Wrestling is one of the events that have been included in the schedule of the modern Summer Games since 1896 except the 1900 Games and has made a permanent place in the Olympics program. At the Olympic Games, men compete in two disciplines, Greco-Roman and freestyle, while the women's events are in freestyle only.

Working for Scale

The drama starts long before wrestlers hit the mat. Given the importance of strength-to-weight ratio, most wrestlers attempt to compete in the lightest category that they possibly can. That sometimes means a frantic race to sweat off the final pound or two to "make weight" or qualify. The weigh-in for each weight class happens the night before that class begins wrestling. Wrestlers have 30 minutes to register the allowable maximum on the scale. They can step on the scale as many times as they want. When wrestlers make weight, they draw a number representing their first opponent.

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Olympic Wrestling Rules - Pound for Pound

Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and take downs, joint locks, pins and other holds. Wrestlers also have to memorize the numerous offensive and defensive moves. Wrestling is one of the events that have been included in the schedule of the modern Summer Games since 1896, except the 1900 Games and has made a permanent place in the Olympics program. At the Olympic Games, men compete in two disciplines, Greco-Roman and freestyle, while the women's events are in freestyle only.

Pound for Pound

The weight categories are usually referred to by the maximum kilograms allowed for each. Old boxing terms such as flyweight and bantamweight are considered outmoded. The classes for men are 55 kilograms (121 pounds), 60kg (132 pounds), 66kg (145.5 pounds), 74kg (163 pounds), 84kg (185 pounds), 96kg (211.5 pounds) and 120kg (264.5 pounds).

A woman can potentially face a considerably larger opponent in wider-ranging weight classes, classes 48 kilograms (105.5 pounds), 55kg (121 pounds), 63kg (138.5 pounds) and 72kg (158.5 pounds).

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Saturday 24 December 2011

Olympic Wrestling Rules - Making the Rounds

Wrestling is a sport played between two players. The players fight unarmed with each other. In wrestling, a player is declared winner when he pins the opponent down. Wrestling is one of the most demanding athletic sports physically and mentally. Wrestling technique is a combination of incredible strength, speed and conditioning.

Wrestling is one of the events that have been included in the schedule of the modern Summer Games since 1896, held in Athens. Since then, Summer Games wrestling has been held in every Summer Olympics except the 1900 Games and has made a permanent place in the Olympics program. At the Olympic Games, men compete in two disciplines, Greco-Roman and freestyle, while the women's events are in freestyle only.

Making the Rounds

Olympic wrestling making the rounds are the following rules;

Symmetrical brackets be damned. The randomly determined six pools in each weight c category can be composed of three or four entrants, meaning that competitors in the smaller pools might have to square off in an extra qualifying round to reach the medal round. Also, with no seedlings, gold-medal favorites may very well battle early on. Pool competition features each grappler going round-robin against all others in the pool. The pool combatants earning the most points move on to the elimination round. The field then pares down to the semifinals, after which the losers vie for the bronze medal and the winners go for the gold.

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Olympic Wrestling - Match Play Rules

Wrestling is one of the original sports of both the ancient and modern Olympics, wrestling features two unarmed men or women grappling to either subdue the other with a pin (or "fall") or accrue enough points to win. At the Olympic Games, men compete in two disciplines, Greco-Roman and freestyle, while the women's events are in freestyle only.

Wrestling is one of the events that have been included in the schedule of the modern Summer Games since 1896, held in Athens. Since then, Summer Games wrestling has been included in every Summer Olympic Games except the 1900 Summer Games and has made a permanent place in the Olympics program.

Wrestling - Match Play Rules

The rules used in Olympic wrestling matches are given below.

Wrestlers face each other one meter apart at the start and go at it for three two-minute periods with 30-second breaks in between. If nobody scores a fall, the athlete capturing two of the three periods wins. The match extends into three-minute overtime if neither wrestler has scored three points. If neither wrestler reaches three points in the overtime, technical points are the first tie-breaker followed by the actual points score.

Wrestlers are expected to force the action, and they receive passivity warnings from the referee if they don't. A wrestler deemed passive is then at the mercy of his more active adversary, who is given the option of putting his opponent in the par terre (on the mat) position, which generally makes it easier to score points.

Friday 23 December 2011

Olympic Wrestling - Competitions

Wrestling is one of the events that have been included in the schedule of the modern Summer Games since 1896, held in Athens. Since then, from the very first modern Summer Games wrestling has been held in every Summer Olympics except the 1900 Games and has made a permanent place in the Olympics program. In the Olympic Games, men compete in two disciplines, Greco-Roman and freestyle, while the women's events are in freestyle only.

Greco-Roman Competition

Olympic Wrestling - Competitions

Gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded in seven weight classes for men in both Greco-Roman and freestyle, and four weight classes for women in freestyle. Each weight class finishes in one day, moving from randomly drawn preliminary pool matches, to scoring-ranked elimination bouts, to the medal round.

Greco-Roman Competition

In Greco-Roman emphasizes the upper body in that wrestlers may not attempt moves on an opponent's legs or use their own legs to initiate a trip or hold.

Freestyle Competition

Freestyle is as it sounds, allowing athletes to use both their arms and legs to attack an opponent above and below the waist.

Women Freestyle Competition

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International Wrestling Rules

Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other holds. Wrestlers also have to memorize the numerous offensive and defensive moves. There are many different styles and forms of wrestling. Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling, judo and sambo wrestling are the four main forms of wrestling practiced internationally.

International Wrestling Rules

The International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles or the FILA sets rules for wrestling at the international level. Some of the rules followed at the international wrestling are given below.

The wrestlers are divided into groups during the wrestling competition. The groups are known as pools. The winner of each pool advances to the next round. The competitors at the wrestling competition are divided on the basis of their age and weight. The wrestlers must wear the special dress specified by the FILA during the competitions. The dimension of the mat, on which the wrestling bouts take place, is determined by the FILA in its rule-book. The mat should be properly marked during the competition for the players' convenience. One mat chairman, one referee and one judge are allotted during the competition to supervise the bouts. Generally, the wrestling bouts consist of two rounds of three minutes each. There is a 30 seconds interval between two rounds. The moves made by the wrestlers to pin their opponents down have to be as per the FILA rule-book.

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Olympic Wrestling – Equipment

Every wrestler wears a blue or red Lycra singlet, a combination of mid-thigh shorts and tank top all in one. It looks like a clingier version of a men's Coney Island bathing suit from a silent movie, but the singlet has an important purpose: to keep an opponent from grabbing it for leverage. In a tradition perhaps best left behind, the men must also carry handkerchiefs to wipe away bodily fluids, including blood. They usually tuck them into their jockstraps. Women's singlets have a more modest cut on top, and they are often accompanied by sports bras.

Women's Singlets

Wrestling shoes are snug-fitting high-tops, often made of synthetic mesh or leather uppers with gum rubber soles. Perhaps the most important footwear decision a wrestler makes is choosing between a split sole, in which separate pieces make up the sole under the heel and ball of the foot, which covers the entire bottom of the foot. A unisole provides full contact with the mat for better traction, while a split sole is said to decrease the weight of the shoe for perhaps better quickness.

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Olympic Wrestling – Introduction

Wrestling is a sport played between two players. The player’s unarmed men or women grappling to either subdue the other with a pin (or "fall") or accrue enough points to win. Wrestling technique is a combination of incredible strength, speed and conditioning. In wrestling, a player is declared winner when he pins the opponent down.

Wrestlers also have to memorize the numerous offensive and defensive moves. There are many different styles and forms of wrestling. Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling, judo and sambo wrestling are the four main forms of wrestling practiced internationally. At the Olympic Games, the women's events are in freestyle only.

Wrestling is one of the events that have been included in the schedule of the modern Summer Games since 1896, held in Athens. Since then, from the very first modern Summer Games wrestling has been held in every Summer Olympics except the 1900 Games and has made a permanent place in the Olympics program. Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling are the two disciplines in the Olympic wrestling event. Women participated in the Olympic wrestling for the first time in the history of Summer Games. Freestyle wrestling competition has been organized for women first time in the 2004 Summer Games.

Currently, the men's Greco-Roman wrestling competition in the Olympics is divided in seven categories. These categories are less than 55 kg, 55-60 kg, 60-66 kg, 66-74 kg, 74-84 kg, 84-96 kg and 96-120 kg. The men's freestyle wrestling competition is also categorized in the same manner. Women compete in four categories in the Olympic freestyle wrestling competition. These categories are less than 48 kg, 48-55 kg, 55-63 kg and 63-72 kg.

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History of Wrestling

Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other holds. Wrestlers also have to memorize the numerous offensive and defensive moves. There are many different styles and forms of wrestling. Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling, judo and sambo are the four main forms of wrestling practiced internationally.

Wrestling has been popular throughout recorded history. Origins of the sport can be traced back 15,000 years to cave drawings in France. Early Egyptian and Babylonian reliefs depict wrestlers using most of the holds known to the present-day sport. In ancient Greece, wrestling occupied a prominent place in legend and literature; wrestling competition, brutal in many aspects, was the supreme contest of the Olympic Games. The ancient Romans borrowed heavily from Greek wrestling, but eliminated much of its brutality. During the Middle Ages wrestling remained popular and enjoyed the patronage of many royal houses, including those of France, Japan, and England.

Early American settlers brought a strong wrestling tradition with them from England. The colonists also found wrestling quite popular among the Native Americans. Amateur wrestling flourished throughout the early years of the nation, and served as a popular activity at country fairs, holiday celebrations, and in military exercises. Of the early American styles, only the catch-as-catch-can style survives, and it has evolved into the modern form of collegiate wrestling.

The first organized national wrestling tournament was held in New York City in 1888, while the first wrestling competition in the modern Olympic Games was held in 1904 in Saint Louis, Missouri. FILA were founded in 1912 in Antwerp, Belgium. The first NCAA Wrestling Championships were also held in 1912 in Ames, Iowa. USA Wrestling became the national governing body of amateur wrestling in 1983, and conducts competitions for all age levels.

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Saturday 17 December 2011

Wrestling - Introduction

Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds.Wrestlers also have to memorize the numerous offensive and defensive moves. There are many different styles and forms of wrestling. Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling, judo and sambo wrestling are the four main forms of wrestling practiced internationally.

International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) is the governing body of Wrestling since 1921. Wrestling disciplines defined into two categories International wrestling disciplines and folk wrestling disciplines. According to the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, there are five current International wrestling disciplines acknowledged throughout the world. They are Greco-Roman Wrestling, Freestyle Wrestling, Grappling, Beach wrestling and Sambo.

Wrestling was introduced to the Olympics' schedule as a men's event in the first modern Summer Games in 1896. Since then, wrestling has been held in every Summer Olympics except the 1900 Games. Women participated in the freestyle wrestling competition for the first time in the 2004 Summer Games.

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