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Rules
-Men wear athletic swimming trunks or
a wrestling singlet, and women wear a one piece bathing suit or a
wrestling singlet.
-Athletes wrestle on a sand surface, with a 20-foot diameter circle
marked in the sand.
-Matches start in the standing position, and there is no ground
wrestling.
-Matches last three minutes.
-Two scoring moves ends each match or 5 point throw.
-Athletes can score with takedowns, throws or when someone steps out
of the ring.
Competition Surface:
On sand, inside a circle of 20 foot diameter circle.
Officiating:
The person in charge acts as referee and his/her decisions cannot be
questioned.
Ways to get a Victory:
Beach Wrestling is started in the standing position. The victory can
be obtained in the following manner:
-By fall when a wrestler touches both shoulders on the ground
-By throw when a wrestler has succeeded in having his opponent touch
twice during the match a part of his body on the ground.
-In the action that the attacking wrestler can put one or both knees
on the ground.
- By leaving the competition area if a wrestler has succeeded in
pushing twice one foot of his opponent out of the competition area.
-By adding to a throw and leaving of the competition area.
-By a (5 point) throw
-By a throw straight to the back and the opponent is pinned. For
exp: – if you throw a headlock straight to the back and pin the
opponent. If you do a headlock and the opponent rolls through
without getting stuck on his back then it is just 1 point.
- By decision of the person in charge when at the end of 3 minutes
no action was executed by one wrestler compared with the activity of
the other wrestler.
Decision:
At the end of three (3) minutes the wrestler who has scored a
takedown or throw will be determined the winner. The criteria are as
follows:
-First takedown or throw executed in the bout
-First wrestler penalized for fleeing the competition area in the
bout loses
-Penalties
Overtime:
At the end of 3 minutes If there in no score wrestling will continue
until someone scores, no time will be kept.
Fleeing:
Fleeing the competition area where a wrestler steps one (1) foot out
of the circle first will be penalized. If a wrestler has been
penalized two (2) times for fleeing the competition area he/she
loses the bout.
Periods:
There will be one 3 minute period.
Prohibition:
-Kick or punch
-Attack the face or the hair
-Cover the body with an oily and slippery substance
-Holds that can lead to a dislocation
-Stopping the match for any reasons is forbidden
-Kick or punch - If a wrestler kicks or punches an opponent they
will receive a warning the first time. If the kick or punch was
flagrant then the wrestler will be disqualified. If a wrestler is
warned a second time they will be disqualified.
-Attacking the face or pulling hair - If a wrestler attacks the face
or pulls the hair of an opponent they will receive a warning the
first time. If a wrestler is warned a second time they will be
disqualified.
-Time Outs and match stoppages will only occur at the direction of
referee after a scoring maneuver, fleeing, penalty or holds that can
lead to a dislocation.
-Stopping the match for any other reason is forbidden unless of
injury or a potentially dangerous situation occurs. |
