Beach Wrestling has been codified by FILA during the Athens Congress in 2004 in order to bring together all the different traditional wrestling styles practiced on sand and to make them more popular worldwide. Beach Wrestling is practised in swimming suit within a sand circle of 6m and consists of very simple rules. A match lasts three minutes and is refereed by a single referee. To win the match, the wrestler must keep his opponent’s shoulders on the ground (victory by fall), bring him to the ground twice or push him out of the competition area twice. This new wrestling style is very popular and contributes to wrestling being more accessible and festive.

During Beach Wrestling competitions, wrestlers are split into two weight categories:

• Men -85kg and +85kg
• Women -70kg and +70kg
  

 International Beach Wrestling Regulations

 Scoresheet for a Beach Wrestling tournament

Presentation of a Beach Wrestling Tournament

Licence and insurance: The FILA licence is mandatory for all international Beach wrestling competitions with more than two participating countries. Every international competition shall be anounced to FILA and added to its official calendar. The FILA insurance will only apply to competitions which appear in its calendar. The FILA licence allows its holder to take part in all wrestling styles ruled by FILA, i.e. Freestyle, Greco-Roman, Female wrestling, Beach wrestling, Grappling, Belt wrestling, and Pangration Athlima.

 Insurance for the wrestlers

FILA Constitution and regulations: The Beach Wrestling competitors is submitted to the FILA Constitution and various regulations which cover all aspects of the sport of wrestling.

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