Freestyle Wrestling – Wrestling in a Free Style

Freestyle wrestling is a form of amateur wrestling that is practised all over the world. Actually, it is one of the oldest sports. The other forms of wrestling are Greco-Roman, Sambo and Judo.

A match is conducted between two wrestlers of the same weight class. The team of three referees is used in Freestyle wrestling. The referee controls the match in the center, blowing the whistle to start and stop it. The judge sits at the side of the mat. The mat chairman sitting at the scoring table keeps the time. The agreement of two of the three referees is required to award points, assess penalties, or call a pin.

Freestyle is the only style practiced in female wrestling, probably because Greco-Roman style requires more strength. Some small U.S. College clubs hold freestyle matches against Canadian universities mostly, because of the restricted number of wrestling programs in the U.S., and none of the U.S. Organizations sponsor women wrestling, as does the Canadian Interuniversity Sports Association.

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