Para Armwrestling vs Team Armwrestling — Same Game, Different Rules

WAF-spec armwrestling table (104 cm tall × 91-93 cm long, padded elbow pads + pegs + touch pads); Adaptive seating: wheelchair-accessible table configuration; padded chair with back support for athletes who compete seated; Standard apparel: short-sleeve shirt (mid-bicep maximum); no jewelry; trim...

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

Wheelchair-accessible competition floor with accessible warm-up + medical areas; Designated parallel-table layout suitable for both standing + seated athletes; Classification + medical assessment station 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; Classifications: WAF-defined disability classes for ambulatory + seated athletes (broadly: WW1-WW4 wheelchair classes, AW1-AW2 ambulatory); Weight classes follow WAF individual schedule (with potential consolidated lighter divisions in Para)

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 (ambulatory) OR seated with back-support (wheelchair); Referee centers grip + calls "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; Tournament: single-elimination bracket with double-loss elimination (repechage) per classification; Gold/Silver/Bronze per weight class per arm per disability class

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 (ambulatory) or seat-displacement (seated), false start, grip break; Anti-doping: WAF + WADA Code aligned; Classification fraud: lifetime ban

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 able-bodied armwrestling: spiral humerus fractures, shoulder strain, elbow ligament damage. Pre-competition medical clearance + classification-specific clearance.

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.