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Holding both shoulders on the mat for about a second wins it. The figure is taken from United World Wrestling, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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A fall ends a wrestling bout immediately

Holding both shoulders on the mat for about a second wins it A fall, also called a pin, gives victory regardless of the score. In freestyle a 10-point lead also wins on technical superiority, and matches are two three-minute periods. From 2013 the scoring was simplified after a period when rules confused spectators. It sits in Mondo's sports collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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United World Wrestling

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Holding both shoulders on the mat for about a second wins it. The figure is taken from United World Wrestling, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a sports fact?: Yes. It sits on the Sports shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.