Ten (10) new bodyweight categories for women and ten (10) new categories for men were approved by the IWF Executive Board and will now be submitted to the IWF Congress for ratification. Seven (7) of each of these categories were also approved for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Men
IWF CATEGORIES
OLYMPIC
55
61
61
67
67
73
73
81
81
96
89
109
96
+109
102
109
+109
Women
IWF CATEGORIES
OLYMPIC
45
49
49
55
55
59
59
64
64
76
71
87
76
+87
81
87
+87
Youth Bodyweight Categories:
Men
Women
49
40
55
45
61
49
67
55
73
59
81
64
89
71
96
76
102
81
+102
+81
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