Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 53 kg
| Women's freestyle 53 kg at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Grand Palais Éphémère |
| Date | 7–8 August 2024 |
| Competitors | 16 from 16 nations |
| Medalists | |
Women's freestyle 53 kilograms competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, took place on 7–8 August 2024 at the Grand Palais Éphémère in Champ de Mars.[1]
Background
This was a sixth appearance of the woman's bantamweight category, debut in 2004 as 55kg until 2012, from 2016 as 53kg as a current weight limit. Mayu Mukaida was a defending Olympic champion, but did not qualify, 2020 Silver medalist Pang Qianyu won by beating Mia-Lahnee Aquino, Jonna Malmgren, and she lost to potentially gold medalist Akari Fujinami, Pang won a bronze medal by beating Batkhuyagiin Khulan, one of the bronze medalists, Vanesa Kaladzinskaya originally won a quota at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships, but the IOC did not claim her as neutral, Maria Prevolaraki took her spot due to reallocations of AIN quotas, but lost to Annika Wendle, and Bat-Ochiryn Bolortuyaa did not qualify.
Format
This freestyle wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists face off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who loses to one of the two finalists moves into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket.[2]
Rules
A typical bout consists of two halves of three minutes each separated by a 30-second break. The two competitors compete on a mat, which is nine meters in diameter. Wrestlers try to score points by executing various legal maneuvers. Points ranging from one to five are awarded by the mat referee depending on the degree of difficulty of the maneuvers. Points are also awarded to the opponent in case of infractions such as illegal holds, passivity etc. A wrestler is automatically disqualified if three cautions are awarded during a bout. Forcing an opponent's shoulders to the mat results in an instant victory by fall.[3] During the course of a match, if a wrestler builds a 10-point advantage over the opponent, the bout is stopped and the leader is declared as the winner by technical superiority. The total scores are totaled at the end of the stipulated six-minute period, and the wrestler with the maximum points wins. In case of a tie, the wrestler who has scored the last point is declared the winner. A competitor might also be declared a winner if the opponent does not turn up or is medically unfit to compete.[3]
Qualification
Sixteen quota places were available with each nation restricted to a maximum of one spot. Five quota places were awarded at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships, which took place from the 16th to 24th of September in Belgrade, Serbia. The finalists of each category in the four continental qualification tournaments (Asia, Europe, the Americas, and the joint Africa & Oceania) were awarded quota places. The remainder of the total quota was allocated at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, offering a minimum of three quota places.[4]
Schedule
All times are Central European Time (UTC+02:00)[5]
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2024 | 11:30 | Qualification rounds |
| 18:15 | Semifinals | |
| 8 August 2024 | 11:00 | Repechage |
| 19:15 | Finals |
Results
- Legend
- F — Won by fall
Main bracket
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Repechage
Final standing
References
- ↑ "Wrestling schedule, Paris" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ↑ "What is repechage rules". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "What is freestyle wrestling? Rules, scoring, techniques and Olympic history". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ↑ "Pathway to Paris 2024: Wrestling qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ↑ "Schedule - Womens freestyle 53kg". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ↑ Classification, Women's freestyle 53 kg (PDF). Paris 2024 (Report). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
External links
- Wrestling - Women's Freestyle 53kg olympics.com
