Part of the problem is that FILA eliminated the Espoirs category.
Perhaps it should be re-instated now that there are more female
wrestlers?
Also, more cadet competitions, obviously.



--- In womenswrestling@egroups.com, "Gail S. Wolfe" <gaw@a...> wrote:
> I think it is allowed in most US tournaments to wrestle up with a
doctor's
> permission. The problem is in international competition. At the
World's
> last year, some of the Chinese were disqualified for being too
young. They
> must be 17 to compete at World's.
> --Vetmom
> At 04:15 PM 6/9/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >Here is a copy of a message I posted on another women's wreslting
bulletin
> >board:
> >
> >
> >I would like feed back and spark discussion about the age girls
can start
> >wrestling on the open women's tournaments. Currently it is 17.
Many of the
> >top women this year at the Women's team trials are 17-20. Some
most likely
> >turning 17 this year and competing at the women's level.
> >
> >Clarissa Chun
> >Jenny Wong
> >Erin Tomeo
> >Sara McMann
> >Tonya Evinger
> >Toccara Montgomery
> >Dominique Smalley
> >Alicia Mena
> >
> >Just to name a few. I would love to see the women's age limits
lowered to
> >say 15, if certified by a docotor and muscularly fit. How are we
going to
> >farm Olympic wrestlers if they don't get competition. For
example, My
> >daughter is 14 and could compete and most likely place in the top
5 in most
> >of the women's tournaments. She has no competition to speak of.
Her only
> >competition so far has been Alicia Mena at the USGWA whom she lost
to. She
> >went 6-1 in that tournament with all 6 of her wins pins, she was
notified
> >later that she actually won the most pins award. They gave it to
the wrong
> >person there at the tournament. She is only an 8th grader and h w
it sits
> >now she has to wait 3 more years to compete against top women!!!!!
> >
> >Even next year when she will be a first year Cadet she can only
compete as
> >that and not move up to the Junior tournament.
> >
> >She has exhibitioned two Canadian National Team Members last
January at the
> >Oreogn Classic and pinned one and lost 14-4 to the other. She is
ready to
> >compete against our top women and I'm sure she is not alone in the
US. Our
> >up and coming great wrestlers need competition to become better!
How can we
> >provide them it? I would love to dicuss this and if anyone has any
ideas on
> >how to solve this dilema it is much appreicated!!!!
> >
> >Juli Lang.....U
> >
> >
> >
> >Juli Lang
> >Northwest Analytical, Inc.
> >519 S.W. Park Ave.
> >Portland, Oregon USA 97205-3207
> >Phone: (503) 224-7727 / Fax: (503) 224-5236
> >
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