Wrestling Association of the Philippines (WAP) is the governing sports organization for

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in the

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, and maintains the Philippines National Wrestling Team.

National team

The Philippines also competes against teams from

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. They are promoting grassroots involvement with their national team and have signed Filipino's from around the globe as well as the homeland to compete in tournaments.** This is the current starting squad for the Philippines friendly vs.

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as of December 5, 2009: Flags denote Nation of Citizenship.

Age-Groups

The Olympic sport of Greco-Roman and

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is broken down into three age group levels: Cadets(16-17 yrs.old), Juniors (18-20 yrs.old), and Seniors (20 yrs.old and above). Each group follows different weight categories, as follows:

Reference

Philippine Olympic Committee
Sports in the Philippines Sports governing bodies in the Philippines National members of the Asian Council of Associated Wrestling {{Philippines-sport-stub