Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The study comprehensively analyzed the women’s wrestling qualification system across Olympic cycles using key parameters. The main research results reveal the evolution of selection criteria for female athletes in the Olympic Games, demonstrating dynamic changes in qualification mechanisms. The research methodology includes a comprehensive approach combining historical, statistical, and comparative analysis. A wide range of archival materials, statistical data from international sports organizations, and direct results of qualification tournaments were processed. This allowed not only tracing the historical dynamics of changes in the Olympic selection system but also identifying key trends and patterns in the development of women's wrestling on the international sports arena. Results include: a detailed characterization of athlete selection criteria across different Olympic cycles; a comprehensive analysis of the transformation in the quantitative composition of participants in Olympic weight categories; a historiography of world qualification tournaments for women’s wrestling; a comparative analysis of Olympic quota distribution across continents. The theoretical significance of the work lies in systematizing scientific knowledge about qualification processes in women’s wrestling, while its practical value is in the possibility of using the results to improve sports selection and predict Olympic perspectives. The study expands the scientific understanding of mechanisms for forming Olympic teams in women’s wrestling and can serve as a methodological basis for further scientific research in sports analytics. Particular attention is paid to analyzing evolutionary changes in the system of athlete selection, specifically the transformation of qualification requirements and criteria at different stages of women’s wrestling development. The obtained results are of significant importance for understanding the complex processes of forming Olympic teams, improving sports selection methodologies, and predicting the development prospects of women's wrestling in the context of the international sports movement.
Language: English
Subfield: Safety Research
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4411558102