Free wrestling, among the oldest sports disciplines. When did Romania participate in the Olympic competition for the first time?

Freestyle wrestling is one of the three types of wrestling found in international competitions alongside Greco-Roman wrestling and sambo (Russian martial arts similar to Judo), being under the supervision of the Fédération Internationale de Lutte Amateur (International Amateur Wrestling Federation). Freestyle wrestling also takes place at the Olympic Games, with the women’s category being introduced to the Olympic program in 2004.

According to international rules, any catch (or catch) that endangers the player’s life is illegal; strangulation, for example, is prohibited, along with punching or tugging. Fighters are warned for irregularities, and when they reach three warnings they are disqualified. In case of serious misconduct, players may be disqualified on the spot.

Since 1989, the matches have a duration of five minutes, and before they were organized in two or three rounds of three minutes each, according to Britannica.

Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, among the oldest sports disciplines

Freestyle wrestling matches are conducted under the supervision of a mat referee, a mat chairman, a judge and a timekeeper. The weight classes (upper limits) for men in Olympic and international competitions are: 55 kg, 60 kg, 66 kg, 74 kg, 84 kg, 96 kg and 120 kg. For women, the weight classes (upper limit) are: 48 kg, 55 kg, 63 kg and 72 kg. Wrestlers may compete in only one class in any contest.

A similar style of fighting is practiced in schools and colleges in the United States of America. The weight classes are different and the scoring includes an award for a fighter who controls his opponent for the majority of a match. Professional wrestling in the USA. they are also similar, but involve more spectacle than actual competition.

When did Romania participate in Olympic wrestling for the first time?

Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling are among the oldest sports, paintings of fighters dating back to 3000 BC have been found in caves, transmits Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee.

Wrestling was included in the Olympic program in 1904, at the St. Louis, but they have not been scheduled at the Olympic Games since 1912. Since 1920, however, since the Olympic Games in Antwerp, they have not been absent from the Olympic program. In 2004, in Athens, women’s freestyle wrestling competitions were included in the Olympic program. Romania participated for the first time in the Olympic wrestling competition in 1936, in Berlin, and since 1952 it has been present at all editions of the Olympic Games.

Ana Andreea Beatrice, the prize for Excellence in Sport at the 2024 Great Sports Gala! She progressed from Tokyo 2021 to Paris 2024, meanwhile she is a triple European champion

Sportswoman Ana Andreea Beatrice received the title of Excellence in Sport at the 2024 Big Sports Gala, organized on November 20 by ProSport.

Ana Andreea Beatrice (24 years old) represented wrestling at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, having previously also participated in Tokyo 2021.

The athlete was defeated by the North Korean athlete Hyo Gyong Choe, in the requalifications of the 53 kg category, at the Olympic Games in Paris, where she finished in 9th place. In Japan, she finished in 16th position.

Andreea Ana was defeated in the quarters by the athlete Lucia Yepez Guzman, from Ecuador, score 0-7, but she performed in the requalifications because her opponent reached the finals.

Romania obtained its last Olympic medal in wrestling in 2016, in Rio, through the athlete of Russian origin Albert Saritov (category 97 kg, freestyle wrestling).

In 2022, Andreea Ana managed to demolish the myth that there was no European champion in this sport, winning the 55 kilogram category at the EC in Budapest. Zagreb and Bucharest followed, practically three consecutive continental titles.

What did he say on the Road to Paris show?

Two months before Paris 2024, she was invited to the studio ProSportin the Road to Paris show.

“The most important thing is the current form and the confidence you have in yourself. I am not a very strong athlete from a physical point of view.

The desire is very strong to win any match. There are days when you can concentrate better but also harder days. I thought of calling on the help of a psychologist, for now it remains in the plan. There is no ritual on the day of a confrontation.

I then try to concentrate on the official scale, it’s 8 in the morning. I lose about 3 kilos before the competition. I don’t think it’s hard because I love everything I do. When you win a medal or a match, all these sacrifices no longer mean anything,” said the athlete on the Road to Paris show.

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