Officials Educate in Wake of Weight-Cutting Incident

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Perrysburg (Ohio) High School administrators plan to use a recent incident of a wrestler taking drastic measures to cut weight as an opportunity to teach student-athletes about their safety.

As reported by The Toledo Bladea video surfaced Thursday night showing a Perrysburg wrestler appearing to be in distress on the floor of a locker room shower while wearing a long-sleeve shirt and sauna pants, a garment made from a waterproof fabric and designed to make users sweat profusely in an attempt to lose weight. The use of such equipment is banned by the Ohio High School Athletic Association, among other rules designed to prevent potentially dangerous steps wrestlers may take to qualify for their desired weight class.

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