▁installed ▁on ▁a ▁platform ▁no ▁greater ▁than ▁ 1 . 1 ▁meters ▁in ▁height . ▁If ▁the ▁mat ▁lies ▁on ▁a ▁pod ium ▁and ▁the ▁protection ▁margin ▁( cover ing ▁and ▁free ▁space ▁around ▁the ▁mat ) ▁does ▁not ▁reach ▁two ▁meters , ▁then ▁the ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁pod ium ▁are ▁covered ▁with ▁ 4 5 ° ▁( deg ree ) ▁incl ined ▁pan els . ▁In ▁all ▁cases , ▁the ▁color ▁of ▁the ▁protection ▁area ▁is ▁different ▁from ▁the ▁color ▁of ▁the ▁mat . ▁ ▁Equ ip ment ▁ ▁A ▁" sing let " ▁is ▁a ▁one - pie ce ▁wrest ling ▁gar ment ▁made ▁of ▁span dex ▁that ▁should ▁provide ▁a ▁tight ▁and ▁comfortable ▁fit ▁for ▁the ▁wrest ler . ▁It ▁is ▁made ▁from ▁n yl on ▁or ▁l yc ra ▁and ▁prevents ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁from ▁using ▁anything ▁on ▁the ▁wrest ler ▁as ▁le verage . ▁One ▁wrest ler ▁usually ▁compet es ▁in ▁a ▁red ▁sing let ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁in ▁a ▁blue ▁sing let . ▁ ▁A ▁special ▁pair ▁of ▁" sh o es " ▁is ▁worn ▁by ▁the ▁wrest ler ▁to ▁increase ▁his ▁mob ility ▁and ▁flex ibility . ▁Wrestling ▁sho es ▁are ▁light ▁and ▁flexible ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁provide ▁maximum ▁comfort ▁and ▁movement . ▁Usually ▁made ▁with ▁rub ber ▁sol es , ▁they ▁help ▁give ▁the ▁wrest ler ' s ▁feet ▁a ▁better ▁g rip ▁on ▁the ▁mat . ▁ ▁A ▁" hand ker ch ief ", ▁also ▁called ▁a ▁" blo od rag ", ▁is ▁carried