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WRESTLING

Q1. What is wrestling, a sport?
A physical sport and an individual event, in which, two competitors grapple each other and pin down on the floor.
Q2. What are the two famous style of wrestling and what are the weight category classifications?
Greco Roman and Free Style: Weight Categories: 50 to 55, 60, 66, 74, 79, 84, 96 and 96-120 kg of body weight. Such categories has been made in wrestling (and also in boxing, weight lifting) to ensure competitors are evenly matched, as the body weight plays an important role in the performance.
Q3. What is the duration of a wrestling bout?
It is for 3 spells of 2 minutes duration each. A wrestler winning two spells is declared a winner. A fall or disqualification ends the bout/match, otherwise, it ends on ending of periods/spells on time and at the end of the spells, the match is decided on points.
Q4. What are the winning ways in wrestling?
WIN BY FALL: A fall is also known as Pin, occurs when one wrestler holds both his opponents shoulders on the mat floor simultaneously. WIN BY TECHNICAL FALL: A wrestler gaining 6 points lead over his opponent at any point, the current period is declared over and he who leads is declared as the winner of that period.WIN BY DECISION: If both the above two falls does not happen, the one who gained more points during the match/period is declared the winner. WIN BY INJURY: If a wrestler gets injured and unable to continue, the other is declared the winner.
Q5. How many referees will be there for a wrestling bout?
Three
Q6. What are the Nelson and Boston Crab in wrestling?
Nelson is a form of grapple. Boston Crab: a wrestling position.
Q7. What are the achievements of Indians in the field of wrestling?
1. Dara Singh: Won the world championship in 1968. 2. Khashaba D. Jadhav: 1952 - Helsinki Olympics Bronze medal 3. Susheel Kumar: 2008 Beijing, China Olympics - Bronze Medal
Q8. When was wrestling included in the Commonwealth games?
2010 in India.