Armwrestling vs Team Armwrestling — Same Game, Different Rules

CAWF endorses WAF-spec table (104 cm tall × 91-93 cm long; padded elbow pads + pegs + touch pads); Mandated short-sleeve shirt (mid-bicep maximum); no jewelry; trimmed nails; Indoor sport shoes; chalk permitted at championship level

WAF-spec armwrestling table (104 cm tall, 91-93 cm long, padded elbow pads + pegs + touch pads); Team kit: each nation wears a coordinated uniform with national crest; Standard apparel: short-sleeve shirt (mid-bicep), no jewelry, trimmed nails

Indoor competition floor with multiple parallel tables (Right-Arm + Left-Arm); Provincial qualifiers + Canadian Nationals + East/West Championships rotate venues; Athlete weigh-in + medical station + judge protest table on-site

Central championship table with elevated platform for spectator/broadcast visibility; Team benches flanking the table for each competing nation; Warm-up area with practice tables; team medical staff station

Two competitors per match (1-on-1); Weight classes inherit from WAF (with optional CAWF-specific adjustments for junior development categories); Age categories: Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior, Masters, Grand Masters; Para and Open divisions

Each team fields one competitor per weight class (typically 5-on-5 or 7-on-7 depending on event format); Standard WAF weight classes (Men: 70/80/90/100/+100 kg; Women: 60/70/+70 kg in 5v5 simplified format); Team captain + non-competing coach allowed in coach's box

Starting position: elbows on pads, non-pulling hand grips peg, foot on floor; referee centers grip; Referee starts match with "Ready... Go!"; Win condition: pin opponent's hand to touch pad

Each weight-class matchup follows WAF individual rules (best-of-3 rounds, pin to touch pad); Matches contested sequentially: lowest weight class first, then ascending; Score updates posted live for team standings

1 point per round won; best of 3 wins match; Single-elimination bracket with double-loss elimination (repechage); Gold/Silver/Bronze per weight class per arm per age category

1 point per weight-class win (within team dual); 0.5 points per tied weight class; Team with majority of weight-class points wins the dual

Standard WAF foul taxonomy: elbow off pad, shoulder off-line, foot off floor, false start, grip break; Anti-doping: Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) testing program; WADA Code aligned; Unsportsmanlike conduct: disqualification

WAF individual foul taxonomy applies (elbow off pad, shoulder off-line, foot off floor); Team-level penalties: coach interference outside coach's box → team warning, then point deduction; Equipment violation: warning + correction; refusal = individual DQ + 0 to team for that weight class

Same primary injury risk as WAF: spiral humerus fractures, shoulder strain, elbow ligament damage. CAWF mandates competitor education on safe arm posture; referees authorized to halt for breaks in arm position.

Same individual injury risk as WAF: spiral humerus fractures, shoulder strain, elbow ligament damage. TAWF team format adds team-medical-staff requirement on each bench.