2024 Arnold Classic South America Mas-Wrestling Absolute Championship

<p align="center"> REGULATIONS  </p> <p align="center"> Arnold Classic South America Absolute Mas-wrestling Championship<br> </p> <p> Aims and objectives  </p> <p> Championship within the «Arnold Sport Festival South America» among men and women is the official sporting event of the International Mas-wrestling Federation and is held to promote and develop mas-wrestling in the world and solves the following tasks:  </p> <p> - determination a strongest mas-wrestling athletes;  </p> <p> - improvement of athletes sportsmanship;  </p> <p> - strengthening friendly sporting relationship among countries.  </p> <p> Date and venue  </p> <p> Championship within the «Arnold Sport Festival South America» is held on April 4-8 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, at Exhibition Center «Norte» on address: Rua José Bernardo Pinto, 333 – Vila Guilherme.  </p> <p> Competition program: *  </p> <p> April 6 (Saturday) - arrival day </p> <p> 11:00 – 13:00 – work of commission on registration and admission of participants;  </p> <p> 14:00 – 16:00 – weigh-in and drawing of participants.  </p> <p> For participating in absolute championship: men 90+kg; women 65+kg. </p> <p> 16.30 – 17.30 – meeting of Panel of judges with team representatives.  </p> <p> April 7 (Sunday) – competition day  </p> <p> 16:00 – 17:30 – preliminary, semi-final and final bouts  </p> <p> 17:30 – 18:00 – awarding ceremony April 8 (Monday) – departure day  </p> <p> *Changes are possible in the Program.  </p> <p> Management General management of preparation and holding of the Championship is carried out by the International Mas-wrestling Federation, Brazil Mas-wrestling Confederation, State budgetary institution of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) «Republican Center of National Sports named after Vasiliy Manchaary» and Mas-wrestling Development Fund "Planet Mas-Wrestling". Direct responsibility of holding the event carried on the Grand Jury, approved by the International Mas-wrestling Federation. </p> <p> Participants Allowed to participate athletes of 18 y.o. and over, passed medical examination and permitted to engage in power sports by the application of the National Mas-wrestling Federations or authorized bodies.  </p> <p> National mas-wrestling federations are recommended to include in their delegation 1 (one) referee of corresponding judicial category for working as part of the Panel of judges.  </p> <p> Participants are required to perform in sportswear in accordance with the rules of the International Mas-wrestling Federation. </p> <p> Conditions for holding competition  </p> <p> Competitions are of a personal nature and are held according to the current rules of the International Mas-Wrestling Federation.  </p> <p> Depending on the participants number in a weight categories, in the competition system changes are possible according to the competition rules:  </p> <p> - for 6 or more athletes in a weight category according to the system with elimination after two defeats, divided into groups "A" and "B";  </p> <p> - for 5, 4 or 3 athletes in a weight category, a round robin system is used;  </p> <p> - for 2 or less athletes in a weight category, the weight category si added to the next weight category. </p> <p> 2024 Open Mas-wrestling Brazil Championship within the «Arnold Sport Festival South America» among men and women is held in a next weight categories:  </p> <p> - men: 60 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 75 kg, 80 kg, 90 kg, 105 kg, 125 kg and 125+kg;  </p> <p> - women: 55 kg, 65 kg, 75 kg, 85 kg and 85+kg.  </p> <p> Arnold Classic South America Absolute Mas-wrestling Championship is held among:  </p> <p> - men (minimum weight- 90 kg); - women (minimum weight - 65 kg).  </p> <p> The final results (protocols) on paper and electronic form should be given to the International Mas-Wrestling Federation in 2 (two) weeks after the event is over.  </p> <p> Participants grant the organizers the right to photograph, film or otherwise use the voice, appearance and name. Further, the content can be displayed, distributedor otherwise used in merchandising and advertising to promote the sport in any media now known and possible in the future. The rights are granted indefinitely and without additional compensation.  </p> <p> Insurance Participation in the competitions is allowed only in case of presence of the insurance of life and health from accidents (original), which to be submitted to commission on registration and admission of participants. Insurance fees of the athletes carry the sending organizations Safety Competitions to be held in sport buildings, agreeable to the standards of corresponding standard rules of law, functioning in the territory of the Brazil and directed to provide public order and safety of participants and spectators, in the presence of acts of operational readiness of sports buildings for the activities, approved in the prescribed order.  </p> <p> Qualified medical personnel should present in the competition venue.  </p> <p> Financing  </p> <p> All costs connected with the preparation and holding of the competition, under the terms of the equity, carry the International Mas-wrestling Federation, Brazil Maswrestling Confederation, State Budgetary Institution of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) «Republican Center of National Sports named after V. Manchaary» and Mas-Wrestling Development Fund "Planet Mas-Wrestling".  </p> <p> Expenses (travel, accommodation, meals, insurance, registration of entry visas) of athletes, representatives, coaches, referees of 2024 Open Mas-wrestling Brazil Championship within the «Arnold Sport Festival South America» among men and women carry sending organizations.  </p> <p> Awarding  </p> <p> Top athletes on each weight category to be awarded with medals, diplomas, and prizes.  </p> <p> Arnold Sport Festival South America Absolute Champions to be awarded champion belts, medals, diplomas and prizes.  </p> <p> Visa  </p> <p> Delegations, which are needed VISA for entrance and stay on the territory of Brazil, should submit until March 1, 2024 to the organizer for VISA a list of participants with their full name, gender, passport numbers (as well as date of issuance and expiration date), date of birth, scanned copy of the first informative page of their passports.  </p> <p> Applications  </p> <p> Preliminary applications with the obligatory indication of the number of athletes, coaches, and representatives are submitted until March 1, 2024 on address:  </p> <p> - International Mas-wrestling Federation: <a href="mailto:imwf@mail.ru">imwf@mail.ru</a>, <a href="mailto:len-atom@mail.ru">len-atom@mail.ru</a>;  </p> <p> - Brazil Mas-wrestling Confederation: <a href="mailto:Vilmaroliveira_urso@hotmail.com">Vilmaroliveira_urso@hotmail.com</a>  </p> <p> The application for registration and admission of participants to the competition is submitted by applications signed by the head of the national federation and the doctor, as well as the following documents for each athlete:  </p> <p> - passport, certifying the nationality of the participant or a representing country’s residence permit;  </p> <p> - life and health insurance policy against accidents (original).  </p> <p> Marketing and advertising  </p> <p> The Organizing Committee guarantees maintenance of Sponsor rights by the partners and sponsors of the International Mas-Wrestling Federation, appointed in the appropriate Agreements as well as basic principles of marketing of the International Mas-Wrestling Federation.  </p> <p> Media  </p> <p> The Organizing Committee guarantees accordance of the appropriate conditions of work on the event for accredited media representatives in accordance with the Statement of the International Mas-Wrestling Federation on Mass-Media. This regulation is the official challenge to the competition </p>