Wrestling at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Wrestling at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 25 to 27 August at the Longjiang Gymnasium in Nanjing, China.
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee can enter a maximum of 5 competitors, 2 in Boys' Freestyle, 2 in Boys' Greco-Roman and 1 in Girls' Freestyle. 98 athletes, 70 male and 28 female qualified over five continental qualification tournament. Each continent qualified 1 athlete in each event while the Americas in Boys' Freestyle, Asia in Boys' Greco-Roman and Girls' Freestyle and Europe in all three qualified a second athlete in each event. Despite being hosts, China was not given any quotas and had to qualify normally. A further 14, 10 male and 4 female athletes was decided by the Tripartite Commission.To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 1998.
Qualification Timeline
Event | Location | Date |
2014 Oceania Cadet Championships | Pago Pago | 19–22 March 2014 |
2014 Pan America Cadet Championships | Recife | 2–4 May 2014 |
2014 Europe Cadet Championships | Samokov | 6–11 May 2014 |
2014 Asia Cadet Championships | Bangkok | 8–11 May 2014 |
2014 Africa Cadet Championships | Alexandria | 19–20 May 2014 |
Qualification Summary
Schedule
The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.Event Date | Event Day | Starting Time | Event Details |
25 August | Monday | 10:00 | Boys' Greco-Roman: Group Stage |
25 August | Monday | 17:00 | Boys' Greco-Roman: Group Stage Boys' Greco-Roman: Ranking Matches |
26 August | Tuesday | 10:00 | Girls' Freestyle: Group Stage |
26 August | Tuesday | 17:00 | Girls' Freestyle: Group Stage Girls' Freestyle: Ranking Matches |
27 August | Wednesday | 10:00 | Boys' Freestyle: Group Stage |
27 August | Wednesday | 17:00 | Boys' Freestyle: Group Stage Boys' Freestyle: Ranking Matches |