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Why do wrestling matches always take place in spring instead of winter?

Because the weather is colder in winter, and human bones are more brittle and easier to be injured. Moreover, if you wear a lot of clothes in winter, you are more likely to get sick when you take them off, so it is more convenient in spring.

Wrestling can be interpreted as falling to the ground and a competitive sport. Wrestling is recognized as the oldest competitive sport in the world. Two athletes fight with bare hands and use various techniques, techniques and methods to knock down their opponents according to certain rules.

Nowadays, wrestlers not only appear in the Olympics, but also in various large-scale fighting competitions, such as UFC, K1, Zhanji, Strike Force, Dream and other large-scale fighting competitions. On February 12, 2013, the International Olympic Committee Executive Committee decided to exclude wrestling, a sport with a long history, from the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Competition Rules

Grecorian Wrestling

During the competition, athletes hold the opponent’s head, neck, torso and upper limbs with their arms,

The opponent who falls down and touches the mat with his shoulders wins. If this does not happen within the specified time, the ranking will be determined based on the number of points scored. During the competition, you are not allowed to grab clothes and attack the opponent's lower limbs.

Freestyle Wrestling

Freestyle wrestling can use both hands and feet, including head, neck, torso, and upper and lower limbs. The winner is the one who knocks the opponent down and makes his shoulders touch the pad by using such actions as leg wrapping, leg hooking, and leg lifting. If this does not happen within the prescribed time, the ranking will be determined based on the number of points scored. During the competition, grabbing clothes and using anti-joint and suffocating movements are not allowed.

Wrestling relies on a strong body and quick reactions.

Key points of the rules

With the development of wrestling, its rules have undergone great changes. The modified rules have made wrestling more popular and enjoyable.

Weighing

Weighing is required the day before the competition and lasts 30 minutes. One hour before weighing is the time for routine medical examination. The weight of the contestant must comply with the weight of the registered competition level. If the weight is not qualified, the contestant will be disqualified. Athletes participating in the weigh-in must be in good physical condition, their fingernails must be short, no beards or sweating are allowed, and their hair must be short or combed back and tied under the guidance of the referee. It will be checked during the weigh-in. For all competitions, there will be only one weigh-in per level. Wrestlers are not allowed to enter the wrestling mat when their bodies are sweaty; they are not allowed to smear their bodies with oil; and they are not allowed to wear any items that may injure their opponents, such as rings, bracelets, and earrings.

Referee composition

In all competitions, the executive referee team for each game is composed of the following personnel: 1 executive referee, 1 on-field referee, 1 side referee member. Under no circumstances are two referees of the same nationality/region allowed to be on the referee team for a match. Referees are strictly prohibited from officiating matches involving athletes from that country/region.

Precisely because the form of wrestling is too violent, various unfavorable situations will occur in winter competitions. In order to reduce the impact of environmental factors, we choose to compete in spring