1. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
The technical committee will be composed of the ICSD Technical Director for Wrestling and members appointed by the Organising Committee:

GRIGORYAN Grigor ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

- ICSD Technical Director - FILA Representative - FILA Representative - Sports Liaison Officer - Deaf Representative

2. PROTEST COMMITTEE
As per FILA Rules - No protest may be lodged at the end of a match. Only the result obtained on the mat counts. If the FILA President or the Refereeing Commission note that a mat chairman and controller have abused their power to modify a match result, they can examine the video and, with the agreement of the FILA Bureau, sanction those responsible as laid down in the provisions of the Regulations for International Refereeing Bodies.

3. EVENTS
The wrestling competitions will consist of the following events (men only):

FREESTYLE
Under 55kg
55 - 60kg
60 - 66kg
66 - 74kg
74 - 84kg
84 - 96kg
96 - 120kg

4. PARTICIPANTS

4.1. Age Eligibility
All wrestlers must be at least 18 years old in 2013 (born in 1995 or before). Wrestlers aged 18 in 2013 must provide a medical certificate and parental authorisation.

4.2. Each National Federation may enter one (1) wrestler per weight class for a maximum of 7 participants.

4.3. A fine of USD $20 is levied on each non-starting athlete with the exception of those presenting a doctor's declaration that he should not be allowed to start.

5. REGISTRATION

5.1. The preliminary registrations with an indication of the probable number of athletes in each event must be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 1 August 2008.

5.2. The final registrations with the names of each athlete indicating event entered must be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 1 August 2009. Such submissions will be made via official online registration form or telefax followed by the official registration form.

5.3. No changes or additional entries will be accepted after 1 August 2009.

6. VENUES

6.1. Competition Venue
The wrestling competitions will take place at Chinese Culture University.

6.2. Training Venue
The training venue is the same as the competition venue.

7. SCHEDULE

7.1. Competition Schedule
Refer to the competition schedule on the Games website.

7.2. Training Schedule
Refer to the training schedule on the Games website.

8. COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS

8.1. Technical Organisation
ICSD is responsible for the technical organisation of the Wrestling competitions.

8.2. Competition Rules
The Wrestling competitions will be conducted in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the FILA (version 2006). In case of disagreement in the interpretation of the Rules and Regulations, the English text shall prevail. Unforeseen incidents not covered by the Rules and Regulations shall be dealt with as follows:

8.2.1. Cases of a general nature will be resolved in accordance with Deaflympics Regulations, General Technical Rules – Summer Deaflympics, and this Wrestling Technical Regulations.

8.2.2. Technical questions related to competition rules shall be resolved according to the FILA Rules and Regulations.

Only athletes who comply with the Deaflympics Regulations are entitled to take part in the Deaflympics Wrestling competitions.

8.3. Competition Equipment
All equipment used during competitions will comply with the FILA Rules and Regulations. The Wrestling area will be configured to international standards using approved FILA HGB Backstrand mats.

8.4. Competition Clothing
Contestants must appear on the edge of the mat wearing a one-piece singlet of the colour assigned to them (red or blue); the singlet may be of any design. It is forbidden to have within the singlet fabric a mixture of red and blue colours. For more detailed information please refer to FILA handbook article 5.

8.5. Draw
The draw for the Freestyle will be held on 9 September 2009.

8.6. Competition Plan

TBA

8.7. Officials

8.7.1. Judges, Referees and Mat Chairmen
Where possible, the referees shall be in possession of an FILA international referee license valid for 2009. However, referees with national accreditation may be used. In accordance with the FILA Rules, the competition officials will be appointed by the Technical Committee.

According to Article 16 of the FILA Rules, there will be assigned three (3) competition officials to each match: a mat chairman, a judge and a referee.

8.7.2. Appointment
The Organizing Committee shall appoint an appropriate number of referees, judges, mat chairman, and necessary support personnel.

8.8. FILA Certificate and Medical Examination
Every competitor must have a FILA license, valid for 2009. The result of a wrestler's medical examination must appear on a certificate. The medical examination must be carried out in the competitor's home country a few days before he leaves to take part in the Deaflympics.

8.9. Weigh-in & Medical
9 September 2009 from 14:00 to 16:00 for Freestyle. The technical committee will supervise the weigh-in procedures. Wrestlers must turn up at the Medical examination and the weigh-in with their FILA license and Games accreditation badge. Competitors will only be allowed 30 minutes to make weight.

9. PROTESTS

9.1. Procedure for lodging a protest
All sport related protests will be resolved in accordance to the FILA Rules and Regulations and will be managed by the Wrestling Protest Committee. Any official protest must be submitted in writing in English on the Official Deaflympics Protest Form. The form must be given to the ICSD Technical Director with USD $50 within 30 minutes after official posted results.

The ICSD Technical Director will decide whether the protest is sporting related or eligibility related. The Wrestling Protest Committee will review all sport related protests, and the ICSD Executive Committee will review all eligibility protests. The deposit of USD $50 will be returned to the appellant only if the protest is considered valid.

9.2. Procedures for reviewing a protest
The Wrestling Protest Committee will meet in the Technical Directors office in Taipei at a time decided upon by the chairperson of the committee.

• The ICSD Technical Director will be the chairperson of the committee.
• The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will be responsible to book the meeting room and interpreters.
• The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will contact all committee members to inform them of the meeting time and location.
• The ICSD Technical Director will be responsible for liaising with the State Sports Association's Competition Manager.

The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will be responsible for informing Games Headquarters GHQ and the ICSD Technical Director will be responsible for informing ICSD Executive Committee about the protest and also the outcome of the protest.

10. CONTROL AND SANCTIONS

10.1. Hearing Aids
The use of any hearing aid/amplification or external cochlear implant parts are not permitted within the restricted zone area.

10.1.1. Restricted Zone Area
The restricted zone area is in effect from the time athletes enter the competition area during the warm-up and competition period.

10.1.2. Violation and Penalty
When this rule is violated, refer to Audiogram Regulations, Article 6: VIOLATIONS and PENALTIES.

10.2. Medical Control
Refer to General Technical Rules - Summer Deaflympics, Article 4 - CONTROL AND SANCTIONS.

11. TECHNICAL MEETING

11.1. Date and Location
The Wrestling technical meeting will be held on 9 September 2009 in Chinese Culture University at 20:00.

11.2. Attendance
Each participating National Federation may be represented by two officials, of whom at least one must be deaf and, if necessary, an interpreter.