2016 Olympic qualification dates, locations released
CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland –
United World Wrestling, the international federation for wrestling, has announced the dates and locations for the qualifica- tion phase of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling
will receive 114 qualifiers apiece, spread equally (19) across each of their six weight classes, while women’s wrestling will distribute equally (18) across their six weight classes for 108 qualifiers. Overall the sport of wrestling has 336 Olympic qualifying spots, 18 gold medals, 18 silver medals and 36 bronze medals to distribute at the Rio Games. The first qualifier for the 2016 Olympic
Games will be the 2015 Wrestling World Championships which is being held in Las Vegas on Sept. 7-12. The top six fin- ishers in each weight class will qualify their nation for their weight. Next, countries will enter their continen-
tal qualifiers, but are only eligible to enter athletes at weight classes they did not qualify during the Olympic Games. For example, if the wrestler from Country X wins the 2015 world championship at the 66 kg weight class in freestyle, then Country X will not be eligible to enter a wrestler at 66 kg weight category during the continental qualifier or either “Last- Chance” qualifier. The top two wrestlers from each conti-
nental qualifier will qualify their country for the Games. There are four continental qualifiers: Asian, European, Pan- American and Oceania/Africa. With a total of 14 qualifiers accounted
for after the World Championships and continental qualifiers, nations will have two “Last-Chance” qualifying tournaments by which to earn Olympic berths. Nations are only eligible to enter at weight classes where they have not qualified for the Olympic Games. The first “Last-Chance” qualifier will be
held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia with the top three men and top two women eligible for births, bringing the total of qualifiers to 17 in Greco-Roman and freestyle, and 16 in women’s wrestling. The second and final “Last-Chance” qualifier is in Istanbul with the top two men and top two women in each weight class earning qualification spots and pushing the totals to 19 for Greco-Roman and freestyle and 18 for women’s wrestling.
American Jordan Burroughs captured an Olympic gold medal in 2012. John Sachs photo.
A Tripartite Commission (Olympic Solidarity) oversees four additional spots, allocated from interested national federa- tions who attempted to, but did not, quali- fy wrestlers during the initial phase of qualification. The host country is also given four selections, but forfeits back one selection for each qualifier they accumulate during the qualification phase. These spots are then reallocated to the Tripartite Commission where they are distributed to eligible national federations. Wrestling at the 2016 Olympics will be
held in Rio de Janeiro from Aug. 14-21. Here are the qualification tournaments. 2015
September 7-12: World Championships (Las Vegas, USA)
2016
March 4-6: Pan-American Olympic Qualification (Dallas, USA) March 18-20: Asian Olympic Qualification (Astana, KAZ) April 1-3: Africa/Oceania Olympic Qualification (Alger, ALG) April 15-17: European Olympic Qualification (Zrenjanin, SRB) April 22-24: First “Last-Chance” Qualification Tournament (Ulaanbaatar, MGL) May 6-8: Second “Last-Chance” Qualification Tournament (Istanbul, TUR)
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