New Bodyweight Categories Approved by the IWF Executive Board
Ten (10) new bodyweight categories for women and ten (10) new categories for men were approved by the IWF Executive Board and will now be submitted to the IWF Congress for ratification. Seven (7) of each of these categories were also approved for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Junior and Senior Bodyweight Categories:
| Men | Women | ||
| IWF CATEGORIES | OLYMPIC | IWF CATEGORIES | OLYMPIC |
| 55 | 61 | 45 | 49 |
| 61 | 67 | 49 | 55 |
| 67 | 73 | 55 | 59 |
| 73 | 81 | 59 | 64 |
| 81 | 96 | 64 | 76 |
| 89 | 109 | 71 | 87 |
| 96 | +109 | 76 | +87 |
| 102 | 81 | ||
| 109 | 87 | ||
| +109 | +87 | ||
Youth Bodyweight Categories:
| Men | Women |
| 49 | 40 |
| 55 | 45 |
| 61 | 49 |
| 67 | 55 |
| 73 | 59 |
| 81 | 64 |
| 89 | 71 |
| 96 | 76 |
| 102 | 81 |
| +102 | +81 |
