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Rules for the Game of Wrestling

CHAPTER FOREWORD

CHAPTER GENERAL RULES

CHAPTER 1 - MATERIAL STRUCTURE

CHAPTER 2 - COMPETITIONS AND PROGRAMMES

CHAPTER 3 - COMPETITION PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 4 - REFEREEING BODY

CHAPTER 5 - THE BOUT

CHAPTER 6 - POINTS FOR ACTIONS AND HOLDS

CHAPTER 7 - CLASSIFICATION POINTS AWARDED AFTER A BOUT

CHAPTER 8 - NEGATIVE WRESTLING

CHAPTER 9 - PROHIBITIONS AND ILLEGAL HOLDS

CHAPTER 10 - THE PROTEST

CHAPTER 11 - MEDICAL

CHAPTER 12 - APPLICATION OF THE WRESTLING RULES

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CHAPTER 4 - REFEREEING BODY
Article 20 - The Judge

a) The judge is responsible for all the duties stipulated in the general Rules of wrestling.

b) He must follow the course of the bout very closely without allowing himself to be distracted in any way; he must award points for each action, and mark them on his score sheet, in agreement with the referee or mat chairman. He must give his opinion in all situations.

c) Following each action, and on the basis of the referee's indications (which he compares with his own evaluation) or, failing this, on the basis of the mat chairman's indications, he records the number of points awarded to the action in question, and enters the results on a scoreboard placed beside him. This scoreboard must be visible to both the spectators and wrestlers.

d) The judge verifies and signals the fall (TOUCHE) to the referee.

e) If, during the bout, the judge notices something that he feels he should bring to the referee's attention because the latter was not able to see it or did not notice it (a fall, illegal hold, passive position, etc.), the judge is obliged to do so by raising the bat of the same colour as the singlet of the wrestler in question, even if the referee has not asked for his opinion. In all circumstances, the judge must call the referee's attention to anything that seems to him abnormal or irregular in the course of the bout or in the conduct of the wrestlers.

f) The judge must, moreover, sign the score sheet handed to him upon receipt, and at the end of the bout, must clearly record on the score sheet the result of the bout by distinctly crossing out the name of the loser and writing in the name and country of the winner.

g) The decisions of the referee and judge are valid and enforceable without the intervention of the mat chairman if they are in agreement - except for proclamation of victory by technical superiority, in which case the mat chairman is required to give his opinion and in case of consultation or challenge.

h) The judge's score sheet must accurately indicate the time at which a bout ends in the case of victory by a fall, technical superiority, withdrawal, etc.

i) To make it easier for the judge to supervise the bout, particularly in a delicate position, he is authorised to change positions, but only along the edge of the mat over which he has control.

j) He must also indicate by underlining, the last action scored which can determine the winner of the bout.

k) Cautions for fleeing the mat, illegal holds, or brutality will be noted by an 'O' in the column of the wrestler at fault.

l) Passivity, Activity Time will be noted by an 'P' in the column of the wrestler at fault. The verbal warning by a 'V'.