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What changes the result

The rules behind the moments commentators get excited about. They build on the beginner rules.

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The bout

  1. What are the weight categories in kurash, and how long is a bout?Senior men fight in eight weight categories, from 60 kg to over 120 kg, and senior women in eight, from 48 kg to over 87 kg.
  2. How does a kurash bout start and stop?The athletes bow with the right hand on the left of the chest, and the referee starts the bout with the call "Kurash".

Scores and penalties

  1. What are the penalties in kurash?Penalties climb in three steps: tanbekh, then dakki, then girrom, which is disqualification.
  2. What is not allowed in kurash?Kurash allows throws from a standing grip and little else.
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