Sunday, 11 March 2001
The Technical Committee has been asked why Sub – Juniors have been added
to the list of World Championships when it was not on the agenda for proposals
to “Rules Congress
To add Sub – Junior championships was a proposal from the floor, voted
on, and received the required majority.
The Technical Committee had received a proposal similar to this effect
prior to Congress but as is the prerogitive of the committee (Constitution and
By – Laws 606.1) we did not feel it was an acceptable rule proposal, therefore,
did not include it either in the draft forwarded to all nations, or as a major
proposal to be voted on separately. Many factors contributed to this decision
e.g. Yet another World Championships. Expense. Travel. Organisation. One major
point was that current world junior champions not yet nineteen years of age
would be unable to defend their titles. Somewhat frustrating for a “16 /
Awards for teenagers within the junior championships as they then were
14 – 23, e.g. teenage records, best teenage lifter, etc, we feel would have
been more acceptable.
It is to be seen how well this new meet will be subscribed to. Hopefully
it will receive the support the promoter deserves. To promote the sport, is
also the duty of our committee.
Men – Open: from the day he reaches
14 years and upwards (no category restrictions need apply).
Sub
– Junior: from the day
he reaches 14 years and throughout the full calendar year in which he
reaches 18 years.
Junior: from 1st
January in the calendar year he reaches 19 years and throughout the full
calendar year in which he reaches 23 years.
Master
1: from the day he
reaches 40 years to and including 49 years of age.
2: from the day he reaches 50 years to and
including 59 years of age.
3: from the day he reaches 60 years and
upwards.
Women – Open: from the day she reaches 14
years and upwards (no category restrictions need apply).
Sub
– Junior: from the day
she reaches 14 years and throughout the full calendar year in which she
reaches 18 years.
Junior: from 1st
January in the calendar year she reaches 19 years and throughout the
full calendar year in which she reaches 23 years.
Master
1: from the day she
reaches 40 years to and including 49 years of age.
2: from the day she reaches 50 years and
upwards.
Competitive
lifting shall be restricted to competitors aged 14 years and older.
Placing for all age groupings shall be
determined by the totals of the lifters in accordance with standard rules of
lifting i.e. not further subdivisions as was the Womens Masters.
This is not an age category championships and
will be referred to as “Open”.
Incidentally, it is interesting to see how
things have changed in respect to age since the inception of the IPF.
1972 – 1978 Restricted to 16 years of age and older. A
junior lifter is one who is below the age of 20. On the day of his 20th
birthday he becomes a senior.
1979
From 14 years of age or older. A junior lifter is from
14 through 19.
1982
A junior lifter is from 14 through 23.
It was not until 1992 that the masters were changed to D.O.B. i.e. the
day they became 40 or 50 they became masters one or two. Up until that time
they could remain in the particular category throughout the full calendar year
in which they reached the stated upper limit of that category.
The definition and application of the three minute rule is as follows –
Three minutes is defined as three minutes of extra time, over and above
the one minute in which to complete the attempt from the time the speaker
announces that the bar is “ready”.
If a lifter
happens to be the last lifter in the round and he is granted a further attempt,
the bar will be loaded and the clock set to four minutes (three minutes of
extra time and one minute standard time).
The lifter may
begin the lift anytime within the four minutes.
If the lifter
happens to be last but two in the round and he is granted a further attempt
then the clock will be set to two minutes (one minute of extra time plus one
minute of standard time).
The lifter may
begin the lift anytime within the two minutes.
All other
lifters in the round granted a further attempt will have the normal standard
one minute in which to begin the attempt.
This rule also applies to record attempts when fourth attempts are
granted.
In the case of
compensatory time when only three lifters are left in a group, three minutes
will be put on the clock when the last lifter in the round has submitted his
next attempt (during this three minute period the bar will remain loaded from
the last attempt).
Once the three
minutes have expired the speaker will announce that the bar be loaded to the
desired next attempt. Once this has been established the clock will be set for
the standard one minute.
If the contest
is stopped for the Jury to consider an appeal, upon re-commence-
ment the next
lifter shall be given three minutes in which to commence his lift. Not three
extra minutes.
9.
“Only in extreme circumstances when there has been an obvious or blatant
mistake in the refereeing will the Jury in consultation with the referees
reverse the decision”.
We have been
asked where the line is to be drawn in respect to this new ruling.
First of all,
consider the words, extreme, obvious, blatant. These
should not make for opinionated or subjective decisions.
An example I
offer is that explained in an earlier N/L. A lifter performs a squat without
receiving the Chief Referees signal to do so. On completion he is told to “rack”
and receives white lights from the side referees. By doing so the lifter
collects a bronze medal.
The Jury said
that they could not reverse the decision even though the function of the Jury
is to ensure that the technical rules are correctly applied.
The new rule
will hopefully be applied with some commonsense.
The proposal to accept the disabled lifter (those with prosthetic limbs
or leg braces) lifting in three lift meets with the able-bodied was defeated by
Congress 22 / 5.
For Bench Press competitions the following proposal was accepted –
Bench Press Championships shall be organised without a special division
for disabled lifters. Disabled lifters can compete within the able classes if
they fulfil the IPF rules for able lifters and they can walk unaided to
the bench.
“For lifters who have an amputated lower limb, a prosthetic device shall
be considered the same as the natural limb. The lifter shall be weighed in
without the device, with compensatory weight added according to the established
fraction chart –
For each below ankle
amputation = 1 / 54 of bodyweight
For each below knee
amputation = 1 / 36 of bodyweight
For each above knee
amputation = 1 / 18 of bodyweight
For each hip
disarticulation = 1 / 9 of bodyweight
For lifters with disfunctional lower limbs that require leg braces or
similar devices for walking, the device shall be considered as part of the
natural limb and the lifter shall be weighed in wearing the device.”
INTERNATIONAL REFEREE’S (Examinations).
The updated paper’s for both the Category One and Category Two referee’s
examination have been completed by, and are available from, the IPF Referee’s
Registrar
All bona fide examiners for the Category Two examination (confirmed by
their nations powerlifting secretary) will receive these on request. Nations
wishing to appoint examiners to invigilate the Category Two are asked to forward
the names to Göran.
The Category One examination (part one) will be overseen by a member of
the Technical Committee or an experienced Category One referee appointed by the
Technical Committee. A candidate for the Category One examination must be
nominated to the IPF General Secretary and Chairman of the Technical Committee
by their national secretary. Proof of their having adjudicated in at least four
international championships (excluding the World Bench Press Championships) and
have been a Category Two referee for at least four years will be required. It
is important that cards are signed after officiating to help verify this
requirement.
I would suggest that three months notice (prior to the
examination/championships) be given for acceptance. During this period the
candidate may acquaint himself/herself with the requirement of part one
available from Göran.
The examination fee remains at 60 DEM payable to the examiner/s prior to
the test. The fee is non-returnable should the candidate fail.
The fee includes, card, badge, certificate. The appropriate tie is an
extra 30 DEM.
The completed papers together with the fees should be forwarded to
Referee’s Registrar.
Loftgatan 4
SE-332 35 Gislaved
Sweden.
TEL: +46 371 14362
FAX: +46 371 80987
E-mail: goran.henjaherrg@beta.telenordia.se
or
SINGLE GROUP (10 – 15 Mins
interval).
A promoter of a small contest (five to six in a group) being held under
IPF rules asks if some flexibility may be given to the rule regarding the
interval between squat/bench/deadlift. That is, may more than the written
maximum of 15 minutes allowed.
If time is of no consequence and a sympathetic audience is in
attendance, why not?
It may be something that will need to be considered for major events.
Time is more of a factor, especially at a “Worlds”.
Supportive
Only wraps from
commercial manufacturers officially registered and approved by the Technical
Committee shall be permitted for use in powerlifting competitions.
Non Supportive
Wraps made of
medical crepe or bandage also sweat bands do not require Technical Committee
approval.
TECHNICAL RULES 2001
(Internet).
The Technical Rules may be viewed and downloaded from the Internet. They
contain corrections and updates from previous copy.
All will be found on http://www.powerlifting-ipf.com/
T. C. MEMBERS CONTACT FAX
NUMBERS.
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