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LA 2028: New bodyweight categories

The IWF just announced the program at the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 which consisted of 12 events (six men, six women), kindly find the bodyweight categories for LA 2028 as following:

Category Weight Classes
Men 65kg 75kg 85kg 95kg 110kg +110kg
Women 53kg 61kg 69kg 77kg 86kg +86kg

In addition, these new categories will be enforced from 1 August 2026 and are to be used in all IWF competitions. The new approved IWF bodyweight categories are:

SENIOR & JUNIOR

Category Weight Classes
Men 60kg 65kg 70kg 75kg 85kg 95kg 110kg +110kg
Women 49kg 53kg 57kg 61kg 69kg 77kg 86kg +86kg

YOUTH

Category Weight Classes
Men 55kg 60kg 65kg 70kg 75kg 85kg 95kg +95kg
Women 45kg 49kg 53kg 57kg 61kg 69kg 77kg +77kg

The new categories were proposed by the IWF Technical Committee, and were provisionally approved by the IWF Executive Board in its last meeting in Forde, Norway.

Source: IWF https://iwf.sport/2025/11/03/bodyweight-categories-for-the-2028-olympics-in-los-angeles-are-defined/