Selection Procedures

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2026 Selection Procedure Policies (For competitions beginning Jan. 1, 2026 -Dec. 1, 2026):

Selection Procedure Policy (Uploaded Dec. 1, 2025)
2025 A/B Standards

May 7: Men's 98kg and youth men's 98kg & +98kg categories replaced with 94kg and +94kg following announcement of new weight categories from IWF.
Typos and two omissions found and corrected Feb. 7
Background on 2025 A/B standard creation

Previous A/B Standards

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Selection Procedures

2026 Selection Procedure Policies (For competitions beginning Jan. 1, 2026 -Dec. 1, 2026):

Previous A/B Standards

2025 A/B Standards Prior to June 1

2024 A/B Standards