The study analyzes the modern competitive performance of the national Greco-Roman wrestling elite in the context of the recent (2018) changes in the rules of competitions. The competitive performance records of the 2010-18 Russian Championships in every weight class (398 bouts with videos on the whole) was rated and analyzed using the relevant qualitative and quantitative criteria for the purposes of the study. The 2010 Russian Championship was run under the straight elimination rules with consolation prizes for the losers. The new rules effective since 2018 were found to notably spur up the competitive performance, with the bouts becoming more intensive and active. However, since the past rules prioritized a variety of standard positions critical for the performance scoring, the technical toolkits of the wrestlers were found limited enough that could not but tells on the techniques quality, quantity and success rates. The popular training systems applied by the national Greco-Roman wrestling elite are recommended to be updated as soon as possible to effectively adapt to the new rules of competitions.
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