Part III: Pre-competition requirements
1. Weigh-ins
- Weigh-ins
- All qualified athletes must present their identification or passport to weigh in.
- The weigh-in shall be conducted by the chief registrar in collaboration with the scheduler — recorders under the supervision of the chief official.
- All athletes must arrive at the designated time and place as set out by the organizing committee to weigh in. Athletes may weigh-in in the nude or with shorts on, (female competitors may wear fitting undergarments and will be provided privacy screening).
- Each category should conclude its weigh-in within a period of one hour.
- Any competitor who fails to weigh-in correctly within his or her registered division within the allocated time will, depending on the type and nature of the event:
- Should a competitor’s weigh-in result be below the minimum weight, or higher than the maximum weight required for that category, the player will:
- be required to move up or down a weight class, at the discretion of the organizer and Chief Referee, providing that there is an appropriate category available; or
- be given up to one hour to meet the requirements for that division; or
- forfeit participation in any of the subsequent contests in that event.
- Competitors that are competing on a specific day of competition may be required to weigh-in at a specific time and place prior to the start of the day’s events (if applicable). Each event will have slightly different procedures depending on the venue and class of bouts arranged.
- In general, weigh-in will occur prior to the event date with additional weigh-in on the day of event for select high performance events. Those who do not make weight as required by the event will forfeit their results.
- Contestants will be weighed wearing their competition attire or mandatory article of clothing covering male/female genitalia.
- Contestants will not be allowed to change out of their weigh-in attire into their normal attire in the weigh-in area. Contestants should be directed to a private area away from the weigh-in area.
Updated: January 20, 2025
Published: December 17, 2024