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Combat Sports
2–5 players
indoor
table, armrests
7 essential rules
The Team Armwrestling World Federation (TAWF) governs the team format of international armwrestling, in which entire national teams compete head-to-head across multiple weight classes for aggregated team scoring rather than individual medals. TAWF builds on WAF technical rules but applies a relay...
WAF-spec armwrestling table (104 cm tall, 91-93 cm long, padded elbow pads + pegs + touch pads); Team kit: each nation wears a coordinated uniform with national crest; Standard apparel: short-sleeve shirt (mid-bicep), no jewelry, trimmed nails
Central championship table with elevated platform for spectator/broadcast visibility; Team benches flanking the table for each competing nation; Warm-up area with practice tables; team medical staff station
Each team fields one competitor per weight class (typically 5-on-5 or 7-on-7 depending on event format); Standard WAF weight classes (Men: 70/80/90/100/+100 kg; Women: 60/70/+70 kg in 5v5 simplified format); Team captain + non-competing coach allowed in coach's box
Each weight-class matchup follows WAF individual rules (best-of-3 rounds, pin to touch pad); Matches contested sequentially: lowest weight class first, then ascending; Score updates posted live for team standings
1 point per weight-class win (within team dual); 0.5 points per tied weight class; Team with majority of weight-class points wins the dual
WAF individual foul taxonomy applies (elbow off pad, shoulder off-line, foot off floor); Team-level penalties: coach interference outside coach's box → team warning, then point deduction; Equipment violation: warning + correction; refusal = individual DQ + 0 to team for that weight class
Same individual injury risk as WAF: spiral humerus fractures, shoulder strain, elbow ligament damage. TAWF team format adds team-medical-staff requirement on each bench.
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