Overview
Para Armwrestling is a one-on-one adaptive armwrestling discipline in which two athletes with physical disabilities compete to pin the opponent's arm. It adapts the WAF individual ruleset for athletes with impairments, most commonly lower-limb disabilities where seated competition is standard. Classifications cover am…
How to win
- 1 point per round won; best of 3 wins match; Tournament: single-elimination bracket with double-loss elimination (repec…
- Best of 3 — Win one point per round won; first to win the majority of 3 rounds takes the match.
- Single-elimination + repechage — Single-elimination bracket with double-loss (repechage) elimination, run per classification.
- Medals per class — Gold, silver, and bronze awarded per weight class, per arm, per disability class.
The game
- Two-player match — Para classes: WW1-WW4 wheelchair, AW1-AW2 ambulatory; weights follow WAF schedule, possibly consolidated lighter.
- Two competitors — Each match is between two competitors.
- WAF disability classes: wheelchair WW1-WW4 (seated) and AW1-AW2 (ambulatory).
