and at the beginning of each period. •• It is prohibited to wear bandages on fingers, wrists, arms or ankles except in the case of injury and on doctor’s orders. These bandages must be covered with elastic straps. •• It is prohibited to wear any object that might cause injury to the opponent, such as rings, bracelets, prosthesis, piercing, etc.
•• It is prohibited to wear under-wired bras for women wrestler. Classification of points •• The prime objective of Olympic Wrestling is to put your opponent on their back or to pin the opponent to the ground. This is only applicable if any part of the shoulder or both shoulder blades of the opponent contact the mat for at least a period of two seconds. •• To encourage risk-taking during bouts, a wrestler who may unsuccessfully try to execute a hold but ends up in the ‘parterre’ position (hands and knees on the ground), the wrestler on above will not be awarded any point.
However, during a hold, if a defending wrestler initiates a counter-attack successfully, points would be awarded for the action. •• Three points are given to the near fall position for the player who gets the opponent to fall down but can’t pin down completely. These points are given when shoulders of the opponent are within inches of the mat (for at least seconds) or when one shoulder touches the mat and the other is at degree angle or when the wrestler is in high bridge. •• An offensive wrestler can also get a point in ‘danger position’.
A ‘danger position’ is the position when a defensive wrestler’s body assumes bridge position in order to be avoided being pinned down. A ‘danger Activity . Collect information about Dronacharya awardees and their contribution to Indian Wrestling. position’ is considered when the wrestler’s line of the back or shoulder is vertical or parallel to the mat, forming an angle of less than degrees, but the position is assumed only to resist the fall.
•• Points are awarded for the following— Takedown: Up to