- From 55kg to 100kg and 55 to 80+ there are 10 and 7 categories in men and women respectively at every 5kg gap.
- Moreover Right Arm and Left Arm are two separate categories meaning a total of 34 medal events.
- Losing semifinalist get bronze medals
- No limit on entry per nation. Multiple arm wrestlers from Ghana are participating in each event on an average 6 per each category.
-In Women's 60kg is the only nation participating with 7 arm wrestlers. All other events there are at least 1 arm wrestler from other country.