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2025 NATIONAL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS (Ages 6-60) INFORMATION
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Wrestling Australia and Wrestling New South Wales are proud to present the 2025 National Wrestling Championships taking place on the 28th and 29th of June 2025.
Venue: Blacktown Leisure Centre
Address: Stanhope Pkwy &, Sentry Dr, Stanhope Gardens NSW 2768
The 2025 National Wrestling Championships is an OPEN competition, Australia Citizenship is not required.
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Wrestlers (or an adult their behalf where the wrestler is a < 18 yrs old) must register online.
Age submissions are to be based on the Year of Birth (i.e., turning the denoted age in this calendar year), and not the age at the time of the competition.
A Wrestling Australia member ID must be added at the point of registration.
• The following age divisions will be conducted at the competition:
Saturday 28th June
• Male and Female 6-7 years
• Male and Female 8-9 years
• Male and Female 10-11 years
• Male and Female 12-13 years
• Male and Female 14-15 years
•Male and Female U17 (16-17 years, from 15 with parental and medical certificate)
•Male and Female U20 (18, 19 and 20 years, from 17 with parental and medical certificate)
* Male Greco-Roman U20 (18, 19 and 20 years). Athletes must be over the age of 18 at the time of the competition.
Sunday 29th June
•Male and Female U23 (19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 years, from 18 with a medical certificate)
* Male Greco-Roman U23 (19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 years, from 18 with a medical certificate). Athletes must be over the age of 18 at the time of the competition.
•Male and Female Senior (20 years and older)
* Male Greco-Roman Senior (20 years and older). Athletes must be over the age of 18 at the time of the competition.
U20 Wrestlers are allowed to participate in the competitions for seniors, except for those who are 17 years old in 2025.
Male and Female Veterans (35-60 years old)
Applications to compete in a higher age class must be submitted to admin@wrestling.com.au prior to the registration deadline.
Application Form can be found here.
GRECO-ROMAN AGE RESTRICTIONS/SUPLEX POLICY
Greco-Roman Wrestling is only permitted for those male wrestlers over the age of 18 at the time of the competition. Wrestlers under the age of 18 are not permitted to compete in the Greco-Roman divisions.
MULTIPLE DIVISION DISCOUNT
During the normal registration period a discount of $20 will automatically be provided at checkout to people that compete in 2 divisions.
A discount of $30 will automatically be provided at checkout for people that compete in 3 divisions.
SUPLEX POLICY
Athletes under the age of 18 are not permitted to perform a suplex.
PROOF OF AGE and WEIGH IN
All participants must provide proof of age when they weigh in for the event.
All participants are asked to have a copy of there Smoothcomp ID ready for weigh in.
WEIGHT CATEGORIES
Wrestlers must weigh in exactly on or under their nominated category weight. No weight tolerance is allowed.
Please ensure that you enter the correct weight categories when you register for the competition. No shifting of category or late entry will be considered on the day of the competition. If a wrestler does not make weight he/she will forfeit their matches and will only be allowed exhibition matches if and when available.
• No weight changes are permitted after the registration deadline.
WRESTLING AUSTRALIA MEMBERSHIPS
All competitors must be a current member of Wrestling Australia and a State Association at the time of the event. All competitors must have either a Senior or Junior National Level membership class.
See details for state associations details:
• ACT- Become a Member - ACT Wrestling - revolutioniseSPORT
• NSW- Membership - NSW Wrestling - revolutioniseSPORT
• SA- Registration - Wrestling SA - revolutioniseSPORT
• QLD- Registration - Wrestling Queensland Inc - revolutioniseSPORT
• WA- Registration - Wrestling Western Australia - revolutioniseSPORT
• VIC - Become a Member - Wrestling VIC - revolutioniseSPORT
UPGRADING MEMBERSHIP
Current members can upgrade their membership class to a Senior or Junior National Level Membership class by logging into their Rev Sport account and select the upgrade option.
If you require assistance email admin@wrestling.com.au
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITORS
International Competitors are asked to please contact admin@wrestling.com.au on information on how to become a member of Wrestling Australia to register for the National Championships.
Uniform Requirements
Wrestlers must wear a wrestling singlet for the competition. Wrestlers must have a red and blue singlet for the competition.
Wrestling boots must be worn
All wrestlers must wear the wrestling singlet at weigh in to facilitate a skin check.
Coaching Pass
Coaches passes are need for anyone that wants to sit in the corner for athletes at the event.
Only those with a coaches pass will be able to coach at this event.
A coaches pass will be provided to you on the day of competition.
Application for coaches pass will close on the 31st of September.
Check the event page of the Wrestling Australia website to apply for the coaches pass: www.wrestling.com.au
SPORTS AUSTRALIA EDUATIONS REQUIREMENTS- SENIOR ATHLETES
All Australian athletes that are competing in the U23 and Senior Age Category must complete the following Sports Integrity Australia On-Line Courses:
- Anti-Doping Fundamentals Course
- Annual Update 2025
Courses are available here: Catalogue Entries (Sport Integrity Australia eLearning: Log in to the site)
A copy of e-learning certificate is to be emailed to admin@wrestling.com.au prior to registrations closing.
TOP TEAMS CRITERIA
The following rules are applied when calculating the Top Team rankings:
- Team points are awarded only in divisions with a minimum of 3. No team points are awarded in divisions with only one or two participants.
- Best Seniors Team (Freestyle and Greco-Roman) is calculated based on results from the Seniors and U23 age groups.
- Best Juniors Team is calculated using results from the Cadets (6-13 years), U15, U17, and U20 age groups, including both boys and girls.
- Best Women’s Freestyle Team is calculated based on results from the Seniors and U23 female age groups.
Note: The above rules are only for the calculation of the "Best Team" on Smoothcomp and have no impact on individual results. The Top Team results are published on Smoothcomp purely for fun and informational purposes and hold no official bearing.
COMPETITION RULES and Conditions of Entry:
- All wrestlers are only eligible to compete if they are a member of a Constituent Association, irrespective of whether their relevant Wrestling Club is a member of a Constituent Association of Wrestling Australia Ltd
- All competitors are required to be a financial member of their State Association AND Wrestling Australia Ltd.
- All competitors are responsible for their own medical and physical fitness to wrestle and understand that the nature of the sport of wrestling involves some physical risks that can result in serious injury or death. It is the competitor’s responsibility to ensure they are free of skin lesions or allergies and are fit to compete.
- All competitors are encouraged to have private health insurance in case of any injury.
- Competition will be conducted in accordance with UWW Rules; draw will use a modified pairing system.
- All competitors must make weight within these categories.
- No weight changes are permitted after the registration deadline.
- All competitors must wear a wrestling singlet for weigh in.
- Proof of Age, satisfactory to Wrestling Australia Ltd., is required for all competitors. (Copy of Original Birth Certificate or Passport is required with entry form).
- Special consideration will be given for entries wishing to compete in a higher age categories.
The organisers will have the sole discretionary decision.
- I agree to abide by the Wrestling Australia Constitution, Code of Behaviour and Anti-Doping Policy.
- I agree to abide by the Wrestling Australia National Integrity Framework during this competition.
- All coaches must abide by the WAL Code of Conduct.
- I have read and understood the “Competition Rules and Conditions of Entry” and confirm that in consideration of acceptance, by Wrestling Australia, of this my application to enter this event, I intend to be legally bound hereby for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators and any such persons, to waive and release the organizers, the committee of Wrestling Australia, their agents, members and any bodies or individuals having any association with this championship from any and all claims or rights to damages for injuries or losses suffered by me directly or indirectly in training for, traveling to or from, competing in or attending these Championship.
- Wrestling Australia needs to promote itself to the community at large, just like any other organization. I thereby authorise Wrestling Australia, and any person authorised by them, to reproduce, publish, broadcast or do any of the acts comprised in the copyright subsisting in: Photographic picture, Videotapes (with or without sound), Production stills and Voice recording.
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