Certifying wrestlers' minimum weight: a new requirement.
editorial · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.3810/psm.1998.10.1547.
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Abstract
High school and college wrestlers often attempt to "cut weight" before a tournament in an effort to wrestle in the lightest possible weight class and thereby gain an edge on opponents. Some wrestlers use unhealthy weight-loss practices, and last fall three college wrestlers died after extreme weight cutting.