▁category ▁may ▁wrest le ▁up ▁a ▁weight ▁class ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁heavy weight ▁division ▁( which ▁starts ▁at ▁a ▁weight ▁more ▁than ▁ 9 6   kg ▁for ▁the ▁men ). ▁D ifferent ▁nations ▁may ▁have ▁different ▁weight ▁classes ▁and ▁different ▁age ▁categories ▁for ▁their ▁levels ▁of ▁Gre co - R oman ▁competition . ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁A ▁typical ▁international ▁wrest ling ▁tournament ▁takes ▁place ▁by ▁direct ▁elim ination ▁with ▁an ▁ideal ▁number ▁of ▁wrest lers ▁( 4 , ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 3 2 , ▁ 6 4 , ▁etc .) ▁in ▁each ▁weight ▁class ▁and ▁age ▁category ▁compet ing ▁for ▁pla cement . ▁The ▁competition ▁in ▁each ▁weight ▁class ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁one ▁day . ▁The ▁day ▁before ▁the ▁wrest ling ▁in ▁a ▁scheduled ▁weight ▁class ▁and ▁age ▁category ▁takes ▁place , ▁all ▁the ▁applicable ▁wrest lers ▁are ▁exam ined ▁by ▁a ▁phys ician ▁and ▁we ighed - in . ▁Each ▁wrest ler ▁after ▁being ▁we ighed ▁on ▁the ▁scale ▁then ▁draw s ▁a ▁token ▁randomly ▁that ▁gives ▁a ▁certain ▁number . ▁ ▁If ▁an ▁ideal ▁number ▁is ▁not ▁reached ▁to ▁begin ▁elim ination ▁r ounds , ▁a ▁qual ification ▁round ▁will ▁take ▁place ▁to ▁eliminate ▁the ▁excess ▁number ▁of ▁wrest lers . ▁For ▁example , ▁ 2 2 ▁wrest lers ▁may ▁we igh - in ▁over ▁the ▁ideal ▁number ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁wrest lers . ▁The ▁six ▁wrest lers ▁who ▁drew ▁the ▁highest ▁numbers ▁after ▁ 1 6 ▁and ▁the ▁six ▁wrest