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Amateur wrestling is the most widespread form of sport and Greco-Roman . Beach Wrestling will be added for 2008. Freestyle is possibly derived from the English Lancashire style. A similar style, commonly called Collegiate (also known as Scholastic or Folkstyle), is practiced in colleges and universities, secondary schools, middle schools, and younger age groups in the United States . Where the style is not specified, this article refers to the international styles played on a Mat .

SCORING

Freestyle and Greco-Roman differ in what holds are permitted; in Greco-Roman, the wrestlers are permitted to hold and attack only above the waist. In both Greco-Roman and freestyle, points can be scored the following ways:
  • Takedowns: A wrestler gaining control over his opponent from a neutral position.

  • Reversals: A wrestler gaining control over his opponent from a defensive position.

  • Exposure or the '''Danger Position''': A wrestler exposing his opponent's back to the mat for several seconds, also awarded if one's back is to the mat but the wrestler is not pinned.

  • Penalty Points: Various infractions (striking the opponent, acting with brutality or intent to injure, using illegal holds, etc.). (Under the 2004-2005 changes to the international styles, a wrestler whose opponent takes an injury time-out receives one point unless the injured wrestler is bleeding.) Any wrestler stepping out of bounds while standing in the neutral position during a match is penalized by giving his opponent a point.



Scores no longer rewarded in Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestling

In 2004, FILA radically changed the format and scoring of the international styles. Part of this involved eliminating two ways of scoring which are possible from the par terre, or 'on the mat,' position.
  • Escapes: A wrestler getting from a defensive position to a neutral position.

  • Lifting: A wrestler successfully lifting an opponent in the defensive position and exposing his back.



PERIOD FORMAT

In the International styles, the format is now three two-minute periods. A wrestler wins the match when he has won two out of three periods. For example, if one competitor were to win the first period 1-0 and the second period 1-0, the match would be over. However, if the other competitor were to win the second period, then a third and deciding period would result. Only a fall or disqualification terminates the match; all other modes of victory result only in period termination.

One side effect of this format is that it is possible for the losing wrestler to outscore the winner. For example, periods may be scored 3-2, 0-4, 1-0, leading to a total score of 4-6 but a win for the wrestler scoring fewer points.

In collegiate wrestling, the periods are different. A college match consists of one three-minute period, followed by two two-minute periods, with an overtime round if necessary. A high school match typically consists of three two-minute periods, with multiple overtimes possible if necessary. Under the standard rules for collegiate wrestling, ties are not possible; this rule is sometimes modified for young wrestlers.


VICTORY CONDITIONS IN THE INTERNATIONAL STYLES

A match can be won in the following ways: