Bodyweight categories

 

Ten (10) new bodyweight categories for women and ten (10) new categories for men were approved by the IWF Executive Board on July 5th, 2018. Seven (7) of each of these categories were also approved for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Junior and Senior Bodyweight 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 Bodyweight Categories:

Men Women
49 40
55 45
61 49
67 55
73 59
81 64
89 71
96 76
102 81
+102 +81

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Youth 14-15 Bodyweight Categories:

Boys Girls
39 36
44 40
49 45
55 49
61 55
67 59
73 64
81 71
89 76
+89 +76

Youth 13U Bodyweight Categories:

Boys Girls
32 30
36 33
39 36
44 40
49 45
55 49
61 55
67 59
73 64
+73 +64