2024-08-14 07:33:50
Yasmani Acosta will compete for the gold medal in this discipline against the best of all time, his friend and mentor Mijaín López from Cuba, current four-time Olympic champion.
Yasmani Acosta made history by reaching the final of Greco-Roman wrestling, 130 kilo categoryat the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with which the Team Chile He secured a new medal, after the gold won by Francisco Crovetto.
The national wrestler will compete for the gold medal in the discipline against the best of all time, his friend and mentor Mijaín López from Cuba, current four-time Olympic champion.
What is Greco-Roman wrestling?
Greco-Roman wrestling seeks to immobilize the opponent with both shoulders against the mat, using only the trunk and arms, In addition to being divided into six categories, where up to 130 kilos is the heaviest.
The fights take place on a 12-meter by 12-meter mat, where the combat area is 9 meters in diameter. The fights last two periods of three minutes, with a 30-second break.
To win, the wrestler must keep both of his opponent’s shoulders on the mat for one second, in what is called a pin or a fall.after which the fight ends.
In the event that neither fighter manages to immobilize his opponent on his back on the ground, the judges assign points according to the techniques used by each fighter. In Greco-Roman wrestling, the match can be ended when there is a difference of eight points between the competitors.
Judges may award one, two, four or five points depending on the performance of the Greco-Roman wrestling competitors.
Greco-Roman wrestling score
1 point
- Takedowns that don’t leave the opponent on their back
- In ground actions, controlling from behind the rival fighter who is not facing away.
- If the opponent flees from a technique or from the mat, if he leaves the combat surface on foot and steps on the protection zone).
- For holding the opponent in a “danger position” (with your back turned, at an angle of more than 90°) for 5 seconds.
- If a wrestler does not score any points in his 30 seconds of grappling, one point is given to his opponent.
- If the opponent performs an illegal action that does not prevent the technique from being performed and therefore scoring.
- If a wrestler shies away or does not grab correctly in an ordered grip in Greco, a point is given to the opponent.
2 points
- Ground technique that puts the opponent in a “dangerous position” or in immediate contact.
- When the opponent leaves the combat area in a “dangerous position”.
- If a wrestler shies away or does not position himself correctly within 4 points in an ordered hold in Greco, two points are awarded to the opponent.
- If the opponent performs an illegal action that prevents the technique from being performed.
- The fighter who blocks and puts his opponent in a “dangerous position” after having suffered a throw.
4 points
- Standing technique that puts the opponent in a “dangerous position”, even if you lift him from a ground position.
- A “wide-amplitude” standing technique (describing a large arc in space) that does not put the opponent in a “dangerous position”, even if he is lifted from a ground position.
5 points
- A “wide-amplitude” standing technique (describing a large arc in space) that puts the opponent in a “dangerous position,” even if he was lifted from a ground position.