United World Wrestling has released the qualifying procedures for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. There will be a 3-step process that will result in 16 total qualifiers for each Olympic weight in all three styles. Check out a breakdown of the qualifying process below.

Step 1 - 5 Qualifiers From 2023 Senior World Championships (September 16-24, 2023)

• All 4 medalists at each Olympic weight
• *Winner of the wrestle-off between bronze medal losers at the Olympic weights

This is the first major change from the Tokyo Olympic qualifying process. At the 2019 World Championships, any wrestler who competed in a medal match automatically qualified their country for the Olympics in that weight. Now, the losers of each bronze medal match will wrestle off with an Olympic qualifying spot on the line. 

Step 2 - 8 Qualifiers From 4 Continental Tournaments (March - April 2024)

• 2 Finalists at each Olympic weight from the Pan-Am, Asian, African, and European continental Olympic qualifying tournaments

This is the only step of the qualifying process that stays the same as the 2020 Olympic qualifying process. Finalists from each continental tournament will qualify for the Olympics resulting in 8 total qualifiers at each weight. 

Step 3 - 3 Qualifiers From 2024 World Olympic Qualifier (May 2024)

• 2 Finalists at each Olympic weight
• *Winner of the wrestle-off between two bronze medal winners

Again, this is a change from the Tokyo Olympic qualifying process. In 2021 only the finalists qualified the finalists for the Olympics. This time around, the bronze medal winners will wrestle off to earn the final Olympic qualifying spot. 

*International wrestling awards two bronze medals at all competitions including the World Championships and Olympics. 

Check out the full release from United World Wrestling detailing the Olympic Qualifying procedures here.

This document goes into even further detail.