Section 6: Scoring
- 1 point per round won; best of 3 wins match
- Tournament: single-elimination bracket with double-loss elimination (repechage) per classification
- Gold/Silver/Bronze per weight class per arm per disability class
Section 6: Scoring
Para Armwrestling (WAF)
🏛️Official — WAF
How does scoring work in Para Armwrestling?
Verdict
1 point per round won; best of 3 wins match; Tournament: single-elimination bracket with double-loss elimination (repechage) per classification; Gold/Silver/Bronze per weight class per arm per disability class
Why people argue about this
People often assume that in Para Armwrestling's scoring system, you only need to win one round out of three to claim a gold medal, but actually, it’s about winning two rounds consecutively over your opponent within those three matches to secure the title, with silver and bronze coming from the remaining wins.
Send this to your friend — argument over.
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Rules sourced from World Armwrestling Federation (WAF) Para Armwrestling Rules · Governed by WAF · Last verified: May 2026