Ten (10) new bodyweight categories for women and ten (10) new categories for men were approved by the IWF Executive Board. These will be used in IWF World Championships in November 2018 at Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Moreover, seven (7) of each of these categories were also approved for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
| Junior and Senior Body Weight Categories | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | ||
| IWF CATEGORIES | OLYMPIC | IWF CATEGORIES | OLYMPIC |
55 | 61 | 45 | 49 |
61 | 67 | 49 | 55 |
67 | 73 | 55 | 59 |
73 | 81 | 59 | 64 |
81 | 96 | 64 | 76 |
89 | 109 | 71 | 87 |
96 | +109 | 76 | +87 |
102 | 81 | ||
109 | 87 | ||
+109 | +87 | ||
Youth Body Weight Categories | |
Men | Women |
49 | 40 |
55 | 45 |
61 | 49 |
67 | 55 |
73 | 59 |
81 | 64 |
89 | 71 |
96 | 76 |
102 | 81 |
+102 | +81 |
For the individual quota place Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the following factors must be considered.
– The eligible athlete will be required to compete at least six (6) times at an IWF designated event during the truncated qualification period of eighteen (18) months (divided into 3 periods);
- 01 November 2018 to 30 April 2019.
- 01 May 2019 to 31 October 2019.
- 01 November 2019 to 30 April 2020.
*Minimum one (1) athlete participation is required at each of the three (3) periods;
– Events will be categorized into three (3) levels; Gold, Silver and Bronze events
- Gold Level: IWF World Championships, IWF Junior World Championships, Continental Championships, Junior Continental Championships;
- Silver Level: existing IWF Events: Multi Sport Games, Championships
- Bronze Level: International, Regional Competitions, Championships, Cups, etc. s/competitions/championships.
*Minimum athlete participation is required at one (1) Gold Level event plus one (1) Gold Level or Silver Level events;
– In each Olympic Bodyweight category, athletes will be ranked in accordance with their Absolute Ranking Points.
– Athlete results (represented by Robi Points) attained at Gold, Silver and Bronze level events will enable athletes to accrue Absolute Ranking Points according to a multiplying factor:
– At the end of the qualification period; an athlete’s final Absolute Ranking Points; subject to participation in two (2) events in the same Olympic category will be drawn from four (4) results (Total only):
- Three (3) results, best one (1) from each period of the Qualification System and one (1) next best result.
- The ‘next best result’ will be factored throughout the entire qualification period.
– As part of the IWF Absolute Ranking database, the IWF will also develop online tools and templates to assist athletes and MFs follow the actual rankings on the IWF website.
Source: http://www.iwf.net
