A new FILA approved mat, with a nine metre diameter and surrounded by a 1.50m border of the same thickness, is obligatory in the following contests: Olympic Games, Championships and Cups. For all international competitions, mats must be homologated, but not necessarily new.

For the Olympic Games and World Championships, warm up and training mats must also be new and approved by FILA and be of the same quality as the competition mats.

A red band of one metre wide and forming an integral part of the wrestling area is drawn along the circumference on the inside of the circle of nine metres in diameter.

(BOCOG)