Commonwealth Wrestling Championship

Competition Format

• The categories under which the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship is played are as follows: For men: 55 kg, 60kg, 66kg, 74kg, 84kg, 96kg and 96-120 kg , For women: 48 kg, 51kg, 55kg, 59kg, 63kg, 67kg and 67-72 kg.
• According to the rules, each participating team can enter only two candidates per category of weight.
• A two pool round-robin format is used in the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships.
• In this system, in the preliminary phase, all the wrestlers play against each other.
• Each and every wrestler fighting in the pool will face one another unless one wrestler fails to win after two rounds and all the other candidates competing have won a match.
• If two of the competing wrestlers fail to win after the second round then they will be bound to determine the third place within the pool.
• In the semi-final round, the wrestler who comes first from Pool 1 and Pool 2 will fight against the wrestler who acquires the second position from Pool 2 and Pool 1.
• Ultimately, the wrestlers who win the semi-finals, face each other and compete to win the Gold medal.
• The wrestlers who lose the semi-finals compete for Bronze medal.