Youth Olympic Games selection procedures for wrestling released
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USA Wrestling has released the selection procedures for how the athletes will qualify to compete for the United States at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Singapore, August 16-24.
The first step is that athletes must first enter a qualifying tournament within the United States. For Greco-Roman and men's freestyle, that event is the FILA Cadet National Championships in Akron, Ohio, April 8-11. For women's freestyle, the qualifying tournament will be held in Oklahoma City, Okla., March 26-28.
Those qualified athletes will represent the USA at the Cadet Pan American Qualifying event in Panama City, Panama on May 8-9. It is at this event where the United States must qualify to participate at the YOG.
Click for pdf of complete Selection Procedures
See summary of these procedures below:
Youth Olympic Games Selection Procedures for Wrestling
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Wrestling will be contested in the following categories
Greco-Roman
42kg
50kg
58kg
69kg
85kg
Men's Freestyle
46kg
54kg
63kg
76kg
100kg
Women's Freestyle
46kg
52kg
60kg
70kg
Birth date must fall within Jan 1, 1993 and Dec 31, 1994
All athletes must participate in the cultural events at the YOG and they must stay the entire length of the YOG Aug 14-26
The maximum Team size that can be entered by the USA (any country) is 5 athletes.
A maximum of two (2) athletes in men's freestyle, two (2) athletes in Greco-Roman and one (1) athlete in women's freestyle.
USA Wrestling will hold a trials competition that will select the athletes that will compete in the Cadet Pan American Qualifying event in Panama City, Panama on May 8-9. The athletes competing in the qualifying tournament will receive partial funding of the tour from USA Wrestling.
The trials for the Men's Freestyle and Greco-Roman will be the FILA Cadet Championships held in Akron Ohio on April 8-11. Athletes can only qualify to participate in the YOG in one style.
The women's qualifier is in Oklahoma City, Okla., March 26-28.
*The Champions at each weight will be given first choice to participate in the YOG Pan American Qualifying event.
*If the Champion turns down the opportunity we will go down the order of place finishers at the weight category.
*must meet the age criteria
If the USA qualifies more athletes per style than we are allowed to enter in the YOG, then the following criteria will be used to select the Team.
Priority
1) Undefeated Champions at the YOG Qualifier
2) Highest place finisher at the YOG Qualifier
3) Undefeated Champion at the YOG Team USA Trials
4) Highest place finisher at the YOG Team USA Trials
5) If a tiebreaker is still necessary and the athletes involved competed at the 2009 Cadet Nationals for the boys or the Junior Nationals for the girls in Fargo ND then the highest place finishers in order (regardless of weight category) will be the USA representative in the YOG. If any individual remaining did not participate in the events listed above then this criteria will not be used.
6) If a tiebreaker is still necessary and the athletes involved competed in the Cadet Nationals for boys and the Junior Nationals for girls in Fargo ND and none of the athletes placed then the athlete with the most wins will be the USA representative in the YOG.
7)Discretionary Selection
Dominance at the YOG Team Selection Tournament and the Pan Am YOG qualifier. Taken into consideration in no priority order: Points scored, point differential, periods won/lost, points against, strength of weight, matches won, falls
For questions, contact Mitch Hull of USA Wrestling at mhull@usawrestling.org or via phone at 719-598-8181.
The first step is that athletes must first enter a qualifying tournament within the United States. For Greco-Roman and men's freestyle, that event is the FILA Cadet National Championships in Akron, Ohio, April 8-11. For women's freestyle, the qualifying tournament will be held in Oklahoma City, Okla., March 26-28.
Those qualified athletes will represent the USA at the Cadet Pan American Qualifying event in Panama City, Panama on May 8-9. It is at this event where the United States must qualify to participate at the YOG.
Click for pdf of complete Selection Procedures
See summary of these procedures below:
Youth Olympic Games Selection Procedures for Wrestling
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Wrestling will be contested in the following categories
Greco-Roman
42kg
50kg
58kg
69kg
85kg
Men's Freestyle
46kg
54kg
63kg
76kg
100kg
Women's Freestyle
46kg
52kg
60kg
70kg
Birth date must fall within Jan 1, 1993 and Dec 31, 1994
All athletes must participate in the cultural events at the YOG and they must stay the entire length of the YOG Aug 14-26
The maximum Team size that can be entered by the USA (any country) is 5 athletes.
A maximum of two (2) athletes in men's freestyle, two (2) athletes in Greco-Roman and one (1) athlete in women's freestyle.
USA Wrestling will hold a trials competition that will select the athletes that will compete in the Cadet Pan American Qualifying event in Panama City, Panama on May 8-9. The athletes competing in the qualifying tournament will receive partial funding of the tour from USA Wrestling.
The trials for the Men's Freestyle and Greco-Roman will be the FILA Cadet Championships held in Akron Ohio on April 8-11. Athletes can only qualify to participate in the YOG in one style.
The women's qualifier is in Oklahoma City, Okla., March 26-28.
*The Champions at each weight will be given first choice to participate in the YOG Pan American Qualifying event.
*If the Champion turns down the opportunity we will go down the order of place finishers at the weight category.
*must meet the age criteria
If the USA qualifies more athletes per style than we are allowed to enter in the YOG, then the following criteria will be used to select the Team.
Priority
1) Undefeated Champions at the YOG Qualifier
2) Highest place finisher at the YOG Qualifier
3) Undefeated Champion at the YOG Team USA Trials
4) Highest place finisher at the YOG Team USA Trials
5) If a tiebreaker is still necessary and the athletes involved competed at the 2009 Cadet Nationals for the boys or the Junior Nationals for the girls in Fargo ND then the highest place finishers in order (regardless of weight category) will be the USA representative in the YOG. If any individual remaining did not participate in the events listed above then this criteria will not be used.
6) If a tiebreaker is still necessary and the athletes involved competed in the Cadet Nationals for boys and the Junior Nationals for girls in Fargo ND and none of the athletes placed then the athlete with the most wins will be the USA representative in the YOG.
7)Discretionary Selection
Dominance at the YOG Team Selection Tournament and the Pan Am YOG qualifier. Taken into consideration in no priority order: Points scored, point differential, periods won/lost, points against, strength of weight, matches won, falls
For questions, contact Mitch Hull of USA Wrestling at mhull@usawrestling.org or via phone at 719-598-8181.
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