01. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
The technical committee will be composed of the DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director for Wrestling and members appointed by the Organising Committee:
Mehmet Demir Bilgili - DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director
Chris Dunn - Deaf Representative
Jack Thiessens - Australian Wrestling Union
Brian Hodgson - Victorian Wrestling Assoc.
Belinda Ralph - Sports Liaison Officer, M2005 Deaflympic Games
TBC - Senior FILA Referee
02. PROTEST COMMITTEE
As per FILA Rules (2004) - 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.
03. COMPETITION VENUE
The wrestling competitions will take place at the Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre, Albert Park, Melbourne.
04. TRAINING VENUE
The training venue will be the same as the competition venue. Training will be conducted according to a training schedule.
05. EQUIPMENT
The Wrestling area will be configured to international standards using HGB Backstrand mats.
06. EVENTS
The 20th Deaflympic Games Wrestling competitions will include free style and Greco-Roman style. In both styles competitions will be held in the following seven (7) weight classes:
1. Up to 55kg
2. Up to 60kg
3. Up to 66kg
4. Up to 74kg
5. Up to 84kg
6. Up to 96kg
7. 96kg to 120kg
07. SCHEDULE
Refer to competition schedule on the Games website.
www.2005deaflympics.com.
08. REGULATIONS
8.1. Rules: The wrestling competitions of the 20th Deaflympic Games will be conducted in accordance with the Rules of the FILA. In case of disagreement in the interpretation of the Rules, the English text shall prevail. Any unforeseen incidents not covered by the Rules will be dealt with as follows:
8.1.1. Cases of a general nature will be resolved in accordance with DEAFLYMPICS Statutes.
8.1.2. Technical questions shall be resolved according to the FILA Rules.
8.1.3. Only athletes who comply with the DEAFLYMPICS Statutes and Regulations are entitled to take part in the Deaflympic Games Wrestling competitions.
8.2. Participants:
8.2.1. Each National Association may enter one (1) wrestler per weight class, in each style, for a maximum of 14 participants.
8.2.2. All wrestlers must be at least 18 years old in 2005 (born in 1987 or before). Wrestlers aged 18 in 2005 must provide a medical certificate and parental authorisation.
8.3. Entries:
8.3.1. Preliminary registrations with an indication of the probable number of athletes in each sport and event must have been submitted to the DEAFLYMPICS Secretariat no later than 15 December 2003.
8.3.2. The final registrations with the names of each athlete indicating sport and event entered must be submitted to M2005 no later than 1 December 2004. Such submissions may be made by telefax if followed by the official registration form.
8.3.3. No changes or additional entries will be accepted after this time.
8.3.4. 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.
8.4. Medical Control: Refer to DEAFLYMPICS General Rules for All Sports, Article 1.4 Controls and Sanctions.
09. COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS
9.1. Technical Organisation: The DEAFLYMPICS is responsible for the technical organisation of the Wrestling competitions.
9.2. FILA Certificate and Medical Examination: Every competitor must have a FILA licence, valid for 2005. 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 Deaflympic Games.
9.3. Weigh-in & Medical: 6 January 2005 from 15.00 to 16.00 for Greco Roman style. 10 January 2005 from 13:00 to 14:00 for Free style. The technical committee will supervise the weigh-in procedures. Competitors will only be allowed 30mins to make weight.
9.4. Draw: The draw for the Greco-Roman style will be held on 6 January 2005. The draw for the free style will be held on 10 January 2005.
9.5. Judges, Referees and Mat Chairmen: Nomination of the competition officials will be made by the Organising Committee.
9.5.1. In accordance with the FILA Rules, the competition officials will be appointed by the Technical Committee.
9.5.2. According to Article 13 of the FILA Rules, there will be assigned three competition officials to each match: a mat chairman, a judge and a referee.
9.5.3. The necessary support personnel will be provided by the Organising Committee.
9.6. Protests:
9.6.1. Procedure for lodging a protest: All sport related protests will be resolved in accordance to the International Badminton Federation (FILA) Regulations and will be managed by the Sporting Protest Committee. Any official protest must be submitted in writing on the Official DEAFLYMPICS Protest Form, and given to the DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director accompanied by US$50.
The DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director will decide whether the protest is sporting related or eligibility related. The Sporting Protest Committee will review all sport related protests, and the Deaflympics Executive Committee will review all eligibility protests. The deposit of US$50 will be returned to the appellant only if the protest is considered valid.
9.6.2 Procedures for reviewing a protest: The sporting protest committee will meet in the Lake View 2 Room at the Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centres (MSAC) at a time decided upon by the chairperson of the committee.
· The DEAFLYMPICS 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 DEAFLYMPICS 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 DEAFLYMPICS Technical Director will be responsible for informing Deaflympics Executive about the protest and also the outcome of the protest.
9.7. 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 page 15, article 8.
9.8. Hearing aids: The use of hearing aids is strictly forbidden during competition.
10. TECHNICAL MEETING
The Badminton technical meeting will be held at 11.30am to 1.30pm on Tuesday 4th January 2005. Each participating national association may be represented by two officials, of whom at least one must be deaf and, if necessary, an interpreter.
