Dr. Hab., Professor S.V. Latyshev
Don State Technical University, Rostov-on-Don

Objective of the study was to conduct a comparative analysis of the characteristics of the competitive activities of male and female wrestlers (disciplines – freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling) at the Olympic Games in Paris (2024).
Methods and structure of the study. The following methods were used in the work: analysis of scientific and methodological literature, video analysis and timing of competitive fights for first and third places in each weight category at the Olympic Games in Paris (2024) in wrestling among men and women (disciplines - freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling), methods of mathematical statistics.
Results and conclusions. The following characteristics of the wrestlers' competitive activity were calculated: average bout time, average time of wrestling in a standing position and on the ground separately; activity and reliability of wrestling in a standing position, overall effectiveness of the bout, as well as effectiveness in wrestling in a standing position and on the ground separately, high-scoring.
Then a comparative analysis of these characteristics was carried out depending on the gender and discipline of wrestling. The analysis showed that the main indicators of the entertainment value and success of a wrestling match, such as activity, effectiveness and high-scoring, are maximum for men specializing in freestyle wrestling, and minimum for Greco-Roman wrestlers. The differences in these indicators are significant and lie in the range from 1,29 to 2,52 times.
The effectiveness of wrestling in the ground position is more than 2 times higher than the effectiveness of wrestling in a standing position for men in both disciplines and 1,27 times higher for women. This requires a significant revision of the methods of training athletes with an emphasis on improving technical and tactical actions on the ground, especially for men.

Keywords: Olympic Games, wrestling, competitive activity.

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