OFFICIAL RULE BOOK

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World Powerlifting

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2010 Edition
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Contents
,eneral -ules .od/weig0t Categories 12ui&(ent and S&e'ifi'ations Costu(e and Personal 12ui&(ent Ins&e'tion of Costu(e and Personal 12ui&(ent Powerlifts and -ules of Perfor(an'e S2uat .en'0 Press Deadlift Weig0ing In 3rder of Co(&etition -eferees WPC Contest 3ffi'ials World -e'ords
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APF RULES
The following are rules that are different from the WPC Official Rules.
)% +% 3% 4% 4t0 atte(&ts are not allowed for State or 5ational -e'ords, onl/ World -e'ords% -e'ord 6rea7ing '0i&s 'an onl/ 6e used for World -e'ords% 5ational re'ords 'an 6e 6ro7e at State and Lo'al (eets &rovided t0e &ro&er &a&erwor7 is filled out and signed 6/ t0e 3ffi'ials% 5ational re'ords (ust 6e listed in 7ilos% If &ounds are used t0e/ (ust 6e 'onverted 6/ t0e 7ilo 'onversion '0art onl/, in w0i'0 'ase would 6e rounded down to t0e nearest +%5 7g% Single Lift 5ational .en'0 Press 3nl/ re'ords 0ave 6een esta6lis0ed as of 5ove(6er +004% Single Lift 5ational Deadlift 3nl/ re'ords 0ave 6een esta6lis0ed as of A&ril +006% 80ree lift results will not 'ount toward single lift re'ords% .eanie 0ats or s7ull 'a&s will 6e allowed at State and Lo'al (eets onl/% AP9#AAP9 0as ado&ted t0e -aw division% 80is une2ui&&ed division will 'onsist of a t#s0irt, singlet and 6elt onl/ : no ot0er e2ui&(ent will 6e allowed . August 2009 it was voted to allow wrist wraps. SI5,L1 PL; CA81,3-; A&ril )$, +0)0 will offi'iall/ esta6lis0 a Single Pl/ 'ategor/% 80is 'ategor/ will 6e &ro(oted as stand alone 'ontests, i%e% not 6e added as an additional division in an e2ui&&ed (eet% Costu(e will 'onsist of single &l/ &ol/ester suit, single &l/ regular 6riefs not to e<tend 6e/ond 4= fro( t0e to& groin% Single &l/ &ol/ester 'losed 6a'7 6en'0 s0irt% Wrist wra&s, 7nee wra&s and 6elt are allowed%

eneral Rules
)% 80e World Powerlifting Congress (WPC re'ogni>es t0e following lifts, w0i'0 (ust 6e &erfor(ed in t0e designated se2uen'e in all a&&li'ations 'ondu'ted under WPC rules? a. S!uat ". #ench Press c. $eadlift % Total

80e 0ig0est total of t0e 6est su''esses of ea'0 lift will result in a 8otal% Winner of t0e 'o(&etition will 6e deter(ined 6/ 0ig0est 8otal% +% 3% All 'o(&etitions under WPC rules (ust 6e 'ondu'ted in 7ilogra(s% 80e WPC, t0roug0 its (e(6ers and (e(6er 9ederations, re'ogni>es t0e following World C0a(&ions0i&s?
@enAs 3&en World C0a(&ions0i&s @enAs @asters World C0a(&ions0i&s @enAs Bunior World C0a(&ions0i&s @enAs 8eenage World C0a(&ions0i&s Wo(enAs 3&en World C0a(&ions0i&s Wo(enAs @asters World C0a(&ions0i&s Wo(enAs Bunior World C0a(&ions0i&s Wo(enAs 8eenage World C0a(&ions0i&s

5% 6% $% ! "%

80e WPC also re'ogni>es 5ational and International 'o(&etitions of its (e(6er 9ederations% 4% 80e WPC additionall/ re'ogni>es and registers world re'ords (in 7ilogra(s for t0e sa(e lifts wit0in t0e age and 6od/ weig0t 'ategories as follows? Age Categories &
@en and Wo(en # 3&en (Senior ? fro( )3 /ears u&ward% 'aster i ii iii iv v vi vii viii i< fro( 40 /ears to and in'luding 44 /ears of age fro( 45 /ears to and in'luding 4" /ears of age fro( 50 /ears to and in'luding 54 /ears of age fro( 55 /ears to and in'luding 5" /ears of age fro( 60 /ears to and in'luding 64 /ears of age fro( 65 /ears to and in'luding 6" /ears of age fro( $0 /ears to and in'luding $4 /ears of age fro( $5 /ears to and in'luding $" /ears of age fro( !0 /ears u&ward fro( 33 /ears to and in'luding 3" /ears of age fro( +0 /ears to and in'luding +3 /ears of age fro( )3 /ears to and in'luding )5 /ears of age fro( )6 /ears to and in'luding )$ /ears of age fro( )! /ears to and in'luding )" /ears of age

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Su" 'aster (unior Teenage

Co(&etitive lifting s0all 6e restri'ted to 'o(&etitors aged )3 /ears and over% 80e lifter (ust 0ave attained (ini(u( age on da/ of t0e 'o(&etition% A lifter (ust lift in t0e o&en division or in t0e age grou& in w0i'0 0e or s0e is 'urrentl/ in, until t0e/ rea'0 t0e stated u&&er li(it of t0at 'ategor/%

#od* weight Categories

'E+ 5+%07g Class u& to 5+%07g 56%07g Class fro( 5+%0) to 56%07g 60%07g Class fro( 56%0) to 60%07g 6$%57g Class fro( 60%0) to 6$%57g $5%07g Class fro( 6$%5) to $5%07g !+%57g Class fro( $5%0) to !+%57g "0%07g Class fro( !+%5) to "0%07g )00%07g Class fro( "0%0) to )00%07g ))0%07g Class fro( )00%0) to ))0%07g )+5%07g Class fro( ))0%0) to )+5%07g )40%07g Class fro( )+5%0) to )40%07g )40%0C7g Class fro( )40%0) to unli(ited 5% WO'E+ 44%07g Class u& to 44%07g 4!%07g Class fro( 44%0) to 4!%07g 5+%07g Class fro( 4!%0) to 5+%07g 56%07g Class fro( 5+%0) to 56%07g 60%07g Class fro( 56%0) to 60%07g 6$%57g Class fro( 60%0) to 6$%57g $5%07g Class fro( 6$%5) to $5%07g !+%57g Class fro( $5%0) to !+%57g "0%07g Class fro( !+%5) to "0%07g "0%0C7g Class fro( "0%0) to unli(ited )% Platform

E!ui-ment and S-ecifications

All lifts s0all 6e 'arried out on a &latfor( not less t0an +%46( < +%46( (!ft < !ft and se'ure enoug0 to insure t0e safet/ of t0e lifter, s&otters, and loaders% 80e surfa'e of t0e &latfor( (ust 6e fir(, nonsli&, and level wit0 no dis'erni6le sea(s in t0e vi'init/ of t0e general lifting area% -u66er (ats or si(ilar s0eeting (aterials are &er(itted% 5o one is allowed on t0e &latfor( during lifting sessions e<'e&t t0e lifter, t0e designated s&otters, t0e t0ree referees on dut/, and ot0er (eet offi'ials as designated if t0e need arises% An/ 'leaning, (o&&ing, 6rus0ing, or adEusting of t0e &latfor(, or e2ui&(ent will 6e 0andled solel/ 6/ t0ese &ersonnel% In addition to t0e lifting &latfor( a winners &latfor( is (andator/ for all World C0a(&ions0i&s% +% #ars and $iscs 9or all &owerlifting 'o(&etitions under t0e rules of t0e WPC, onl/ dis' 6ar6ells are &er(itted% 3nl/ 6ars and dis's t0at (eet all s&e'ifi'ations (a/ 6e used t0roug0out t0e entire 'o(&etition and for all lifts% 80e use of 6ars or dis's t0at do not 'onfor( to s&e'ifi'ations will invalidate an/ re'ords t0at (a/ 0ave 6een a''o(&lis0ed% Different 6ars suited to &arti'ular lifts (a/ 6e utili>ed &roviding t0at t0e/ 'onfor( to t0e s&e'ifi'ations% S-ecifications are as follows. a. i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ". i ii iii iv v vi The "ar shall "e straight/ well 0nurled/ and groo1ed and shall conform to the following dimensions. 8otal over all lengt0 not to e<'eed +%4(, e<'e&t for s&e'iali>ed s2uat 6ar and deadlift 6ar% Distan'e 6etween t0e inside 'ollar is not to e<'eed )%3+( or 6e less t0an )%3)( e<'e&t for s&e'iali>ed s2uat 6ar% Dia(eter of t0e 6ar is not to e<'eed +"(( or 6e less t0an +!((, e<'e&t for s&e'iali>ed s2uat 6ar% Weig0t of t0e 6ar and 'ollars is to 6e +57g% Dia(eter of t0e sleeve 4"%5 # 5+((% 80ere s0all 6e a 'ir'u(ferential (a'0ine (ar7ing or t0e 6ar s0all 6e ta&ed so as to (easure !)'( 6etween (a'0ining or ta&e% S&e'iali>ed s2uat 6ar s0all 0ave a (a<i(u( dia(eter of 3+((F a (a<i(u( sleeve lengt0 of 50!((F distan'e 6etween inside 'ollar fa'es not to e<'eed )434((F a (a<i(u( overall lengt0 of +400((% Weig0t 307g in'ludes 'ollars% A )57g 6ar is a''e&ta6le in t0e raw division for wo(en and lig0ter weig0t 'lasses% $iscs shall conform as follows. All dis's used in 'o(&etition (ust weig0 wit0in %+5G of t0eir 'orre't fa'e value% 80e 0ole si>e in t0e (iddle of t0e dis' s0all 6e su'0 t0at t0e dis' fits on t0e 6ar wit0out e<'essive &la/% Dis's (ust 6e of t0e following range )%+57g, +%57g, 57g, )07g, )57g, +07g, 457g and 507g% 9or re'ord setting &ur&oses dis's of 0%57g and 0%+57g s0all also 6e availa6le% 9or world re'ord &ur&oses, even lig0ter dis's (a/ 6e used to a'0ieve a weig0t of at least 500 gra(s (ore t0an t0e e<isting re'ord% All dis's (ust 6e 'learl/ (ar7ed wit0 t0eir weig0t and loaded in t0e se2uen'e of 0eavier dis's inner(ost wit0 t0e s(all dis's in des'ending weig0t% 80e first and 0eaviest dis's loaded on t0e 6ar (ust 6e loaded fa'e inF wit0 t0e rest of t0e dis's loaded fa'e out as weig0t is loaded.

During t0e WPCAs for(ative /ears ea'0 nation will 6e allowed an/ nu(6er of 'o(&etitors s&read t0roug0out t0e 6od/ weig0t 'ategories% 9or World C0a(&ions0i&s ea'0 nation will 6e allowed 3 'o(&etitors for ea'0 weig0t 'lass in ea'0 division% @e(6er 9ederations (a/ i(&ose 2ualif/ing standards for t0eir individual tea( sele'tion% W0enever &ossi6le for all World C0a(&ions0i&s and International 'o(&etitions all intended 'o(&etitors s0ould 6e de'lared to t0e WPC ,eneral Se'retar/ and World C0a(&ions0i&s 3rgani>ing Co((ittee at least +) da/s 6efore t0e date of t0at &arti'ular 'o(&etition% 8ea( s'oring for all World C0a(&ions0i&s s0all 6e t0e tea( totaling t0e 0ig0est s'ore using t0e following &oint s/ste(% S'ores will 6e 6ased on t0e a(ount and value of ea'0 (edal re'eived in t0e @enAs 3&en Powerlifting% 9irst &la'e (etals are 3 &oints, se'ond &la'e (edals are + &oints and t0ird &la'e (edals are ) &oint% 80ere will 6e tea( s'oring for e2ui&&ed and tea( s'oring for raw, t0e two will not 6e 'o(6ined% Point s'oring for all ot0er International 'o(&etitions will 6e o&tional and at t0e dis'retion of t0e a&&ointed WPC Contest 3ffi'ials and C0a(&ions0i& 3rgani>ing Co((ittee% In t0e 'ase of a tie in t0e &oints of national tea(s, t0e tea( 0aving t0e largest s'ore 6/ adding t0e 'oeffi'ients of t0e s'oring 'o(&etitors will 6e ran7ed first%

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)0% At all 'o(&etitions w0ere D.est Lifter Awards= are &resented, &la'ing will 6e esta6lis0ed 6/ t0e ,loss6renner 9or(ula% ))% 9or 5ational and World C0a(&ions0i&s, lifters entered in t0e event (ust 0ave 'urrent federation (e(6ers0i& 'ards se'ured &rior to t0e event, and su&&l/ &0oto 'o&/ of 'ard wit0 entr/, as well as &resent 'ard at weig0#ins% )+% USA and 1uro&e will alternate 0osting AWPC and WPC Worlds so a World C0a(&ions0i& will 6e 0eld in 6ot0 'ontinents ea'0 /ear% 1a'0 C0a(&ions0i& will in'lude e2ui&&ed and raw 'ategor/% ,

Costume and Personal E!ui-ment

All e!ui-ment must "e -resenta"le and clean with no fra*ed material vii viii c. Collars i ii d. 'isc. 3% S!uat Rac0s a S2uat ra'7s s0all 6e of a sturd/ 'onstru'tion and &rovide (a<i(u( sta6ilit/% 80e 6ase s0all 6e of su'0 design t0at it does not i(&ede t0e lifter or t0e loaders*s&otters% An adEusta6le ra'7 wit0 a 0/drauli' (e'0anis( or a non 'onventional s2uat ra'7 (ust 6e used% It (ust 'onsist of a one &ie'e designed to 0old t0e 6ar in a 0ori>ontal &osition% 6 80e design of t0e s2uat ra'7 s0all allow adEust(ents t0at a''o((odate all lifters% ' Heig0t adEust(ents s0ould 6e at in're(ental stages not e<'eeding 5'(% d 9or e<tra safet/ all 0/drauli' ra'7s s0ould 6e 'a&a6le of 6eing se'ured at t0e re2uired 0eig0t 6/ (eans of &ins% 4% #ench 80e 6en'0 s0all 6e of sturd/ 'onstru'tion for (a<i(u( sta6ilit/ and 'onfor( to t0e following di(ensions? a Lengt0 # not less t0an )%++(( and s0all 6e flat and level% 6 Widt0 # +"#3+'( ' Heig0t # 4+#45'( (easured fro( t0e floor to t0e to& of t0e &added surfa'e of t0e 6en'0 wit0out 6eing de&ressed or 'o(&a'ted% d 80e 0eig0t of t0e u&rig0ts on adEusta6le 6en'0es s0ould 6e fro( a (ini(u( of !+'( to a (a<i(u( of )00'( (easured fro( t0e floor to t0e 6ar rest &osition% 3n nonadEusta6le 6en'0es t0e 0eig0t of t0e u&rig0ts (ust 6e 6etween !$'( and )00'( fro( t0e floor to t0e 6ar rest &osition% e 80e (ini(u( widt0 6etween t0e insides of t0e 6ar rests s0all 6e )%)0(% f AdEusta6le safet/ ra'7s are a&&roved% 5% Lights A s/ste( of lig0ts s0all 6e &rovided w0ere6/ t0e referees (a7e 7nown t0eir de'isions% 1a'0 referee will 'ontrol a w0ite and a red lig0t, re&resenting a Dgood lift= or Dno lift= res&e'tivel/% 80e lig0ts (ust 6e wired in su'0 a wa/ t0at t0e/ lig0t u& toget0er and not se&aratel/ w0en a'tivated 6/ t0e t0ree referees% It is &refera6le t0at t0e lig0ts 6e arranged 0ori>ontall/ 'orres&onding wit0 t0e &ositions of t0e t0ree referees% 9or e(ergen'/ &ur&oses, i%e% a 6rea7down in t0e ele'tri'al s/ste(, t0e referees s0ould also 6e &rovided wit0 s(all w0ite and red flags wit0 w0i'0 to (a7e 7nown t0eir de'isions, or using t0u(6s u& or down% 3 80e dia(eter of t0e largest dis' s0all 6e no (ore t0an 45'(% It is suggested t0at dis's 'onfor( to t0e following 'olor 'oding? )07g and 6elow # an/ 'olorF )57g # /ellowF +07g # 6lueF +57g # redF 457g # goldF 507g# green% S0all alwa/s 6e used in 'o(&etition% @ust weig0 +%57g ea'0 unless s&e'iali>ed s2uat 6ar is used% Collars (ade s&e'ifi'all/ for s&e'iali>ed s2uat 6ar are to 6e used wit0 t0at s&e'ifi' 6ar% S0ould 6lood a&&ear on t0e 6ar, or o&en wounds on lifter, it (ust 6e re'tified i((ediatel/, use ) &art 6lea'0 and ) &art water to 'lean 6ar% ). Lifting Suit A lifting suit of t0e 6asi' design illustrated s0all 6e worn% It (ust 6e an individual full lengt0 arti'le of 'lot0 fa6ri'% Its 'onstru'tion (a/ 'onsist of (ulti&le &lies to an/ t0i'7ness 6ut (ust, as a w0ole, 6e a singular 'o(&onent% 80e stra&s (ust 6e worn over t0e s0oulders at all ti(es w0ile lifting in 'o(&etition% Iel'ro stra&s are a&&roved% It (a/ 6e of an/ 'olor or 'olors% 80e lengt0 of t0e leg, w0en worn, (ust not e<tend 6e/ond (id#t0ig0 ((edial &oint 6etween 'rot'0 and to& of 7nee 'a& % Wo(en (a/ wear a one# &ie'e suit of 'o(&ara6le design to t0e lifting suit% Leotards wit0 sleeves or 0ig0 'ut leg lines are not &er(itted% ,. Undershirt 3ne unders0irt (of a design 'onsistent wit0 w0at is 'o((onl/ 'alled a 8#s0irt wit0 or wit0out sleeves, (ust 6e worn under t0e lifting suit on t0e s2uat and 6en'0 &ress% It (ust 6e an individual arti'le of 'lot0 fa6ri'% Its 'onstru'tion (a/ 'onsist of (ulti&le &lies 6ut (ust, as a w0ole, 6e a singular 'o(&onent% 80e t0i'7ness(es s0all not 6e designed to in'rease, enlarge, or en0an'e t0e 6od/As natural (us'ulature% Sleeves (ust 6e s0ort and re(ain a6ove t0e el6ow w0en worn% It (a/ 6e of an/ 'olor or 'olors, 6ut s0all not &ortra/ inde'en'/ or 6e offensive to t0e s&irit of t0e 'o(&etition% 2. #ench Shirt 3ne 6en'0 s0irt wit0 sleeves (a/ 6e worn under t0e lifting suit% It (ust 6e an individual arti'le of 'lot0 fa6ri', &ol/ester, deni( or 'anvas% Its 'onstru'tion (a/ 'onsist of (ulti&le &lies 6ut (ust, as a w0ole, 6e a singular 'o(&onent% Sleeves (ust 6e s0ort and re(ain a6ove t0e el6ow w0en worn and (ust 'over t0e ar(&its% Iel'ro or o&en 6a'7 is &er(itted% It (a/ 6e of an/ 'olor or 'olors, 6ut s0all not &ortra/ inde'en'/ or 6e offensive to t0e s&irit of t0e 'o(&etition% A 'o(6ination of unders0irt and 6en'0 s0irt are not &er(itted% 3. #riefs A &air of 6riefs of an/ design (a/ 6e worn, &rovided t0at t0e lengt0 of t0e legs does not e<'eed (id t0ig0, and t0at t0e waist does not e<tend 6e/ond a&&ro<i(atel/ (idtorso% 80e 6riefs (ust 6e an individual arti'le of 'lot0 fa6ri'% 80e 'onstru'tion (a/ 'onsist of (ulti&le &lies to an/ t0i'7ness 6ut (ust, as a w0ole, 6e a singular 'o(&onent% At0leti' su&&orters or standard underwear are &er(itted under t0e 6riefs% 4. Soc0s 3ne &air of so'7s (a/ 6e worn% W0en worn t0e/ (a/ not e<tend over t0e 7nee nor on t0e leg so t0at t0e/ tou'0 an/ 7nee wra&&ing or 7nee 'a& su&&orter% 9ull lengt0 leg sto'7ings, tig0ts, or 0ose are not &er(itted% So'7s, ta&e or &lasti' s0in guards are re2uired on t0e deadlift% 5. S-ecial Considerations Wo(en (a/ wear additional &rote'tive 6riefs or &anties% Wo(en (a/ also wear a 6ra &rovided it 'ontains no s&e'ial su&&ort% 80e use of ta(&ons, sanitar/ na&7ins, or related arti'les used for fe(inine 0/giene &rote'tion are &er(itted% Plasti' or fa6ri' s0in guards (a/ 6e worn 6ut (ust not e<tend to a &oint 0ig0er t0an t0e lower 6order of t0e &atella and not lower t0an t0e su&erior 6order of t0e an7le Eoint% 6. #elt A 'o(&etitor (a/ wear a 6elt% If worn, it s0all 6e on t0e outside of t0e lifting suit%

4 'aterials and Construction. a 80e (ain 6od/ s0all 6e (ade of leat0er in one or (ore la(inations w0i'0 (a/ 6e glued and*or stit'0ed toget0er, or of 'lot0, vin/l, or n/lon wit0 no (etal (aterials allowed in 6elt e<'e&t as noted 6elow% 6 It s0all not 0ave an/ additional &adding, 6ra'ing, or su&&orts of an/ (aterial eit0er on t0e surfa'e or 'on'ealed wit0in t0e la(inations of t0e 6elt% ' A (etal 6u'7le, studs, and stit'0ing are t0e onl/ non#leat0er 'o(&onents &er(itted% 80e 6u'7le s0all 6e atta'0ed at one end of t0e 6elt 6/ (eans of studs and*or stit'0ing% 80e 6elt s0all not 0ave an/ inflata6le 'o(&onent on or wit0in an/ of itAs surfa'es% d A leat0er, 'lot0, vin/l, or n/lon tongue loo& s0all 6e atta'0ed 'lose to t0e 6u'7le 6/ (eans of studs and*or stit'0ing% e 80e lifterAs na(e, t0e na(e of t0e lifterAs nation, state or 'lu6 (a/ a&&ear on t0e outside of t0e 6elt% f A one or two &rong 6u'7le as well as t0e Dlever a'tion= fastening devise (a/ 6e used% 6. $imensions. a Widt0 of 6elt to 6e a (a<i(u( of )0'(% 6 80i'7ness of 6elt to 6e a (a<i(u( of )3(( along t0e (ain lengt0% 7. Footwear 9ootwear (ore su6stantial t0an 6asi' so'7s (ust 6e worn% 80e onl/ restri'tions to su'0 footwear is t0at no (etal 'leats or s&i7es are &er(itted% 8. Wra-s 80e fa6ri' nature s0all 6e an elasti' weave &ri(aril/ of &ol/ester, 'otton, or (edi'al 're&e singl/ or in 'o(6ination% Wra-s ma* "e used as follows. a Wrists # Wra&s not e<'eeding )( in lengt0 and !'( in widt0 (a/ 6e worn% Alternativel/, elasti'ated wrist 6ands not e<'eeding )0'( in widt0 (a/ 6e worn% A 'o(6ination of t0e two is not &er(itted% If wrist 6ands are of t0e wra&#around st/le, t0e/ (a/ 0ave a t0u(6 loo& not to 6e atta'0ed during lift and vel'ro &at'0 for se'uring t0e(% A wrist wra& s0all not e<'eed 6e/ond )0'( a6ove and +#)*+'( 6elow t0e 'enter of t0e wrist Eoint, not e<'eeding a total of )+'( in 6ot0 dire'tions% 6 Jnees # Wra&s not e<'eeding +#)*+( in lengt0 and !'( in widt0 (a/ 6e worn% Alternativel/, elasti'ated 7nee su&&orts not e<'eeding +0'( in lengt0 (a/ 6e worn% A 'o(6ination of t0e two is not &er(itted% A 7nee wra& s0all not e<tend 6e/ond )5'( a6ove and )5'( 6elow t0e 'entre of t0e Eoint, not e<'eeding a total of 30'( in 6ot0 dire'tions% Jnee wra&s s0all not tou'0 t0e so'7s or lifting suits% ' 1l6ows # Wra&s (a/ 6e worn onl/ during t0e S2uat and Deadlift 'o(&etition 6ut not during t0e .en'0&ress% 80e/ (a/ 'over t0e general el6ow area 6ut not e<tend to t0e wrist or s0oulder% 80e/ (a/ 6e su&&ortive sleeves of ru66eri>ed (aterial or elasti' wra&, 6ut (ust 6e of one single unit onl/, and 6e one (etre or less in total lengt0% d Wra&s # @a/ 6e Eoined toget0er, 6ut t0e fa6ri' (a/ not overla&, ie t0e/ (ust 6e Eoined end to end onl/% )9. Plasters a 8wo la/ers of &lasters, 6andaids, or ta&e (a/ 6e worn on t0e t0u(6s, 6ut now0ere else wit0out offi'ial &er(ission of t0e referees or a&&ointed DWPC

5 Contest 3ffi'ials=% 5o &lasters, 6andaids, or ta&e (a/ 6e utili>ed as a stra& to 0el& t0e lifters 0old t0e 6ar% 6 Wit0 t0e &er(ission and su&ervision of t0e referees, t0e a&&ointed DWPC Contest 3ffi'ials=, t0e offi'ial do'tor, or assigned &ara(edi', t0e lifter (a/ a&&l/ s&ot &lasters, 6andages, ta&e or 6andaids to (us'le inEuries on t0e 6od/% Si(ilarl/ stri& &lasters, ta&e, or 6andaids (a/ 6e a&&lied to inEuries on t0e inside of t0e 0and, 6ut in no 'ir'u(stan'es (ust t0ese a&&li'ations e<tend around t0e 6a'7 of t0e 0and% )). eneral a 80e use of oil, grease or ot0er lu6ri'ants and li2uids on t0e 6od/, 'ostu(e or &ersonal e2ui&((ent to aid in t0e e<e'ution of a lift is not &er(itted% 80is does not &re'lude t0e advan'ed t0era&euti' use of lini(ents, or ru6s% However, su'0 ite(s (ust not 6e in eviden'e during &latfor( atte(&ts% 3nl/ &owder (a/ 6e used% Powder in'ludes '0al7, tal', resin, and (agnesiu( 'ar6onate% S&ra/ sti'7u( (a/ 6e used, 6ut onl/ on t0e lifter, not on t0e weig0t e2ui&(ent% 5ot0ing (a/ 6e &ur&osel/ a&&lied to t0e &latfor(, 6en'0, or 6ars% All arti'les of lifterAs 'ostu(es and &ersonal e2ui&(ent s0all 6e 'lean and generall/ neat and &resenta6le% At t0e dis'retion of t0e referee, a lifter will not 'ontinue in t0e 'o(&etition if t0is &rovision is not (et% 1<'essive D&s/'0ing u&= te'0ni2ues (ie swearing, 0itting s0all 6e li(ited at t0e refereeAs dis'retion%

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:ns-ection of Costume and Personal E!ui-ment

)% At all 'o(&etitions t0ere will 6e no offi'ial ins&e'tion of 'ostu(e and &ersonal e2ui&(ent &rior to lifting% +% It will 6e t0e lifters res&onsi6ilit/ to 6e &resent on t0e &latfor( outfitted in a''ordan'e wit0 t0e rules governing 'ostu(e and &ersonal e2ui&(ent% 3% An/ ite(s (entioned &reviousl/ under 'ostu(e and &ersonal e2ui&(ent (a/ 6e ins&e'ted &rior to t0e 'o(&etition if t0e lifter 0as an/ dou6t as to t0e legalit/ of t0at ite(% Su'0 ins&e'tions s0ould 6e re2uested during t0e weig0#in sessions and dire'ted to one of t0e WPC referees &resent, not an a&&ointed weig0#in offi'ial% Su'0 ins&e'tions (a/ also 6e (ade at an/ ti(e &rior to lifting or u&on leaving t0e &latfor( 6/ one of t0e a&&ointed DWPC Contest 3ffi'ials= or WPC referee% An/ 'onEe'ture or dou6t a6out t0e legalit/ of an/ su'0 ite(s s0all 6e referred to t0e a&&ointed DWPC Contest 3ffi'ials=% 4% Ite(s of &ersonal attire not 'overed in t0e rules governing 'ostu(es and &ersonal e2ui&(ent su'0 as? Head6ands, (out0&ie'es, ri66ons, wat'0es, 'ostu(e Eewelr/, e/ewear, and fe(inine 0/giene arti'les are &er(itted% However, 0ats, 6andanas or 0ead6ands worn as to 'over t0e 0ead as a 0at are not &er(itted to 6e worn on t0e &latfor(% 5% An/ ite(s worn on t0e &latfor( 'onsidered o6Ee'tiona6le 6/ virtue of 6eing un'lean, torn or tattered, inde'ent, or offensive to t0e s&irit of t0e 'o(&etition s0all 6e reEe'ted 6efore t0e lifter is &er(itted to &ro'eed% 6

4% 6% If a lifter &erfor(s on t0e &latfor( wearing or using an/ ite( t0at is illegal or not verifia6l/ a&&roved, t0e lifter s0all lose 'redit for t0at lift, and (a/ 6e dis2ualified fro( t0e 'o(&etition% An/ (inor oversig0ts, or ite(s 'overed in (5 a6ove, noti'ed 6efore t0e lifter &erfor(s, s0ould 6e indi'ated to t0e lifter and re'tified &rior to 'ontinuing% $% An/ lifter &erfor(ing on t0e &latfor( (a/ 6e ins&e'ted 6efore or after a lift if an/ of t0e referees dou6t t0e legalit/ of t0e 'ostu(e or &ersonal e2ui&(ent 6eing used% !% An/ lifter su''essful in a world re'ord atte(&t (ust 6e ins&e'ted% Ins&e'tion (a/ 6e sole/ visual w0en t0e legalit/ of t0e lifterAs 'ostu(e and &ersonal e2ui&(ent is o6vious, or ot0erwise (ore t0oroug0% 80oroug0 ins&e'tions s0ould 6e &erfor(ed off t0e &latfor(, &refera6l/ in a &rivate area, eit0er 6/ t0e t0ree referees, or offi'ials delegated 6/ t0e referees in 'ases w0ere t0e lifter is of t0e o&&osite se<% In all 'ases an announ'e(ent s0all 6e (ade 6/ t0e 0ead referee to t0e s&ea7er and re'ords &ro'essor t0at t0e re'ord 0as 6een verified%

80e lifter (ust re'over at will, wit0out dou6le 6oun'ing, to an u&rig0t &osition wit0 t0e 7nees lo'7ed% 80e 6ar (a/ sto&, 6ut t0ere (ust 6e no downward (otion during re'over/% As soon as t0e lifter de(onstrates a 'ontrolled final &osition, t0e 0ead referee will give t0e signal indi'ating 'o(&letion of t0e lift and to re&la'e t0e 6ar% 80e signal to re&la'e t0e 6ar will 'onsist of a 6a'7ward (otion of t0e ar( and t0e audi6le 'o((and =-a'7=% 80e lifter (ust t0en (a7e a 6ona fide atte(&t to return t0e 6ar to t0e ra'7s% 80e lifter s0all fa'e t0e front of t0e &latfor(, towards t0e 0ead referee% 80e lifter s0all not 0old t0e 'ollars or dis's at an/ ti(e during t0e &erfor(an'e of t0e lift% However, t0e edge of t0e 0ands gri&&ing t0e 6ar (a/ 6e in 'onta't wit0 t0e inner surfa'e of t0e 'ollar% 5ot (ore t0an five and not less t0an two loaders*s&otters s0all 6e on t0e &latfor( at an/ ti(e% 80e 0ead referee (a/ at t0eir dis'retion for lifter safet/ in addition to or instead of @eet Pro(oter designated loaders*s&otters designate additional loaders*s&otters, &roviding t0e (a<i(u( of five is not e<'eeded% 3nl/ designated s&otters (a/ re(ain on t0e &latfor( during t0e lift% 80e lifter (a/ enlist t0e 0el& of s&otters in re(oving t0e 6ar fro( t0e ra'7sF 0owever, on'e t0e 6ar 0as 'leared t0e ra'7s, t0e s&otters s0all not &0/si'all/ assist t0e lifter wit0 regards to a'tuall/ getting into t0e &ro&er set &osition% 80e s&otters (a/ assist t0e lifter to (aintain 'ontrol s0ould t0e lifter stu(6le or de(onstrate an/ evident insta6ilit/% 80e lifter will 6e allowed onl/ one 'o((en'e(ent signal &er atte(&t% 80e lifter (a/ 6e given an additional atte(&t at t0e sa(e weig0t at t0e 0ead refereeAs dis'retion if failure in an atte(&t was due to an/ error 6/ one or (ore of t0e s&otters%

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Powerlifts and Rules of Performance S!uat

)% After re(oving t0e 6ar fro( t0e ra'7s w0ile fa'ing t0e front of t0e &latfor(, t0e lifter (a/ (ove forward or 6a'7ward to esta6lis0 t0e lifting &osition% 80e to& of t0e 6ar not (ore t0an 3'( 6elow t0e to& of t0e anterior deltoids% 80e 6ar s0all 6e 0eld 0ori>ontall/ a'ross t0e s0oulders wit0 t0e 0ands and*or fingers gri&&ing t0e 6ar, and t0e feet flat u&on t0e &latfor( wit0 t0e 7nees lo'7ed (see Diagra( ) % 80e lifter s0all wait in t0is &osition for t0e 0ead refereeAs signal% 80e signal will 6e given as soon as t0e lifter is set and de(onstrates 'ontrol wit0 t0e 6ar &ro&erl/ &ositioned% 80e 0ead refereeAs signal s0all 'onsist of a downward (ove(ent of t0e ar( and audi6le 'o((and DS2uat=% U&on re'eiving t0e 0ead refereeAs signal, t0e lifter (ust 6end t0e 7nees and lower t0e 6od/ until t0e to& surfa'e of t0e legs at t0e 0i& Eoint are lower t0an t0e to& of 7nees% (See Diagra(s ), +, 3 and 4 %

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)% +% 3% 4% 5% 6% $% !% "% )0% 9ailure to o6serve t0e 0ead refereeAs signals at t0e 'o((en'e(ent or 'o(&letion of a lift% Dou6le 6oun'ing or (ore t0an one re'over/ atte(&t at t0e 6otto( of t0e lift% 9ailure to assu(e an u&rig0t &osition wit0 7nees lo'7ed at t0e 'o((en'e(ent and 'o(&letion of t0e lift% @ove(ent of t0e feet laterall/, 6a'7ward or forward t0at would 'onstitute a ste& or stu(6le% 9ailure to 6end t0e 7nees and lower t0e 6od/ until t0e surfa'e of t0e legs at t0e 0i& Eoint are lower t0an t0e to&s of t0e 7nees% (-efer to Diagra(s +, 3 K 4 % An/ resetting of t0e feet after t0e s2uat signal% Conta't wit0 t0e 6ar 6/ t0e s&otters 6etween t0e refereeAs signals% Conta't of el6ows or u&&er ar(s wit0 t0e legs% 9ailure to (a7e a 6ona fide atte(&t to return t0e 6ar to t0e ra'7s% An/ intentional dro&&ing or du(&ing of t0e 6ar%

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)9 80e lifter will 6e allowed onl/ one 'o((en'e(ent signal &er atte(&t% After t0e signal to 'o((en'e t0e lift 0as 6een given, t0e 6ar is &ressed u&ward% 80e 6ar s0all not 6e allowed to sin7 into t0e '0est or (ove downwards &rior to t0e lifterAs atte(&t to &ress u&ward% 80e lifter will &ress t0e 6ar to straig0t ar(As lengt0 and 0old (otionless until t0e audi6le 'o((and D-a'7= is given% .ar (a/ (ove 0ori>ontall/ and (a/ sto& during t0e as'ent, 6ut (a/ not (ove downward towards t0e '0est%

#ench Press
)% +% 80e front of t0e 6en'0 (ust 6e &la'ed on t0e &latfor( fa'ing t0e 0ead referee% 80e lifter (ust lie 6a'7ward wit0 s0oulders and 6utto'7s in 'onta't wit0 t0e flat 6en'0 surfa'e% 80e lifterAs s0oes or toes (ust 6e in solid 'onta't wit0 t0e &latfor( or surfa'e% 80e &osition of t0e 0ead is o&tional% 8o a'0ieve fir( footing, a lifter of an/ 0eig0t (a/ use dis's or 6lo'7s to 6uild u& t0e surfa'e of t0e &latfor(% W0i'0ever (et0od is '0osen, t0e s0oes (ust 6e in a solid 'onta't wit0 t0e surfa'e% If 6lo'7s are used, t0e/ s0all not e<'eed 45'( < 45'(% 5ot (ore t0an five and not less t0an two loaders*s&otters s0all 6e in attendan'e% 80e 0ead referee (a/ at t0eir dis'retion for lifter safet/ in addition to or instead of @eet Pro(oter designated loaders*s&otters designate additional loaders*s&otters, &roviding t0e (a<i(u( of five is not e<'eeded% 80e lifter (a/ enlist t0e 0el& of one or (ore of t0e designated s&otters or enlist a &ersonal s&otter in re(oving t0e 6ar fro( t0e ra'7s% 3nl/ designated s&otters (a/ re(ain on t0e &latfor( during t0e lift% 80e lift off (ust 6e to ar(s lengt0 and not down to t0e '0est% A designated s&otter, 0aving &rovided a 'enter lift off, (ust i((ediatel/ 'lear t0e area in front of t0e 0ead referee and (ove to eit0er side of t0e 6ar% If t0e &ersonal s&otter does not i((ediatel/ leave t0e &latfor( area and*or in an/ wa/ distra'ts or i(&edes t0e 0ead refereesA res&onsi6ilities, t0e referees (a/ deter(ine t0at t0e lift is una''e&ta6le, and 6e de'lared Dno lift= 6/ t0e referees and given t0ree red lig0ts% 80e s&a'ing of t0e 0ands s0all not e<'eed !)'(, (easured 6etween t0e forefingers% 80e 6ar s0all 0ave 'ir'u(ferential (a'0ine (ar7ings or ta&e indi'ating t0is (a<i(u( gri& allowan'e% If t0e lifter s0ould use an offset or une2ual gri& on t0e 6ar, w0ere6/ one 0and is &la'ed outside t0e (ar7ing or ta&e, it is t0e lifterAs res&onsi6ilit/ to e<&lain t0is to t0e 0ead referee, and allow ins&e'tion of t0e intended gri& &rior to (a7ing an atte(&t% If t0is is not done until t0e lifter is on t0e &latfor( for an offi'ial atte(&t, an/ ne'essar/ e<&lanation and*or (easure(ents will 6e done on t0e lifterAs ti(e for t0at atte(&t% 80e reverse or under0and gri& is &er(itted% After re'eiving t0e 6ar at ar(s lengt0, t0e lifter s0all lower t0e 6ar to t0e '0est and await t0e 0ead refereesA signal% 80e signal s0all 6e an audi6le 'o((and DPress= and given as soon as t0e 6ar is (otionless on t0e '0est% As long as t0e 6ar is not so low t0at it tou'0es t0e lifterAs 6elt, it is a''e&ta6le%

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)% +% 9ailure to o6serve t0e refereeAs signals at t0e 'o((en'e(ent or 'o(&letion of t0e lift% An/ '0ange in t0e ele'ted &osition t0at results in t0e 6utto'7s 6rea7ing 'onta't wit0 t0e 6en'0, or lateral (ove(ent of t0e 0ands (6etween t0e refereeAs signals % An/ e<'essive (ove(ent or '0ange of 'onta't of t0e feet during t0e lift &ro&er% .oun'ing t0e 6ar off t0e '0est% Allowing t0e 6ar to sin7 into t0e '0est after re'eiving t0e refereeAs signal% Pronoun'ed uneven e<tension of t0e ar(s during or at t0e 'o(&letion of t0e lift% An/ downward (otion of t0e 6ar during t0e 'ourse of 6eing &ressed out% Conta't wit0 t0e 6ar 6/ t0e s&otters 6etween t0e refereeAs signals% An/ 'onta't of t0e lifterAs s0oes wit0 t0e 6en'0 or its su&&orts% Deli6erate 'onta't 6etween t0e 6ar and t0e 6ar rest u&rig0ts during t0e lift to assist t0e 'o(&letion of t0e &ress% It is t0e res&onsi6ilit/ of t0e lifter to infor( an/ &ersonall/ enlisted s&otters to leave t0e &latfor( as soon as t0e 6ar is se'ured at ar(s lengt0% Su'0 s&otters s0all not return to t0e &latfor( u&on 'o(&letion or failure of t0e atte(&t% It is es&e'iall/ i(&ortant for a s&otter &roviding a 'entre lift off to leave t0e &latfor( 2ui'7l/ so as not to i(&air t0e 0ead refereeAs view% 9ailure of an/ &ersonal s&otters to leave t0e &latfor( (a/ 'ause dis2ualifi'ation of t0e lift%

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)% 80e 6ar (ust 6e laid 0ori>ontall/ in front of t0e lifterAs feet, gri&&ed wit0 an o&tional gri& in 6ot0 0ands, and lifted until t0e lifter is standing ere't% 80e 6ar (a/ sto& 6ut t0ere (ust 6e no downward (otion of t0e 6ar% 80e lifter s0all fa'e t0e front of t0e &latfor(% 3n 'o(&letion of t0e lift, t0e 7nees s0all 6e lo'7ed in a straig0t &osition and t0e lifter s0all 6e standing ere't% 80e 0ead refereeAs signal s0all 'onsist of a downward (ove(ent of t0e ar( and

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)) 80e audi6le 'o((and DDown=% 80e signal will not 6e given until t0e 6ar is 0eld (otionless and t0e lifter is in an a&&arent finis0ed &osition% 5% An/ raising of t0e 6ar or an/ deli6erate atte(&t to do so will 'ount as an atte(&t% 6% 5% During t0e weig0#in sessions lifters un'ertain a6out ite(s of 'ostu(e or &ersonal e2ui&(ent t0at (a/ 6e used s0ould 0ave ite(s ins&e'ted and verified 6/ t0e WPC referees% Lots will 6e drawn to esta6lis0 t0e order of t0e initial weig0#in% 80e lots drawn also esta6lis0 t0e order of t0e lifting t0roug0out t0e 'o(&etition w0en lifters re2uire t0e sa(e weig0ts for t0eir atte(&ts% 1a'0 lifter (a/ onl/ 6e weig0ed on'e% 3nl/ t0ose w0ose 6od/ weig0t is 0eavier or lig0ter t0an t0e 'ategor/ li(its of t0e 'ategor/ entered are allowed to return to t0e s'ales% 80e/ (ust return to t0e s'ales and (a7e weig0t during one of t0e offi'ial weig0#in sessions and 6efore t0e end of t0e final weig0#in sessions, ot0erwise t0e/ will 6e eli(inated fro( t0e 'o(&etition for t0at 6od/ weig0t 'ategor/% Lifters tr/ing to (a7e weig0t (a/ 6e reweig0ed as often as t0e/ wis0 wit0in t0e allowan'es of ti(e and t0e &osted weig0#in s'0edule% A lifter w0o is too 0eav/ (a/ (ove into t0e ne<t 0ig0er 'ategor/% 80e lifter (ust again 6e weig0ed during t0e weig0#in sessions s'0eduled for t0e new 'ategor/% All 2ualif/ing standards (ust 6e (et% Proof of 2ualifi'ation resides wit0 t0e lifter% A lifter w0o weig0s lig0ter t0an t0e lower li(it of t0e 'ategor/, (a/ dro& into t0e ne<t lower 'ategor/, &rovided it 0as not alread/ ta7en &la'e% All 2ualif/ing standards (ust 6e (et% Proof of 2ualifi'ation resides wit0 t0e lifter% 3ffi'ial 6od/ weig0ts s0all 6e re'orded to t0e nearest tent0 of a 7ilogra(% An/ lifter t0at 0as not weig0ed in and 0ad 0is or 0er o&ening atte(&ts re'orded at t0e last weig0#in session t0at ends one 0our &rior to t0e start of 0is or 0er session, round or flig0t, (a/ not 'o(&ete in t0at session, round or flig0t% In t0e 'ase w0ere t0ere is one session in t0e 'o(&etition, t0at 'o(&etitor s0all not 6e allowed to &arti'i&ate in t0e 'o(&etition% In 'ases w0ere in'le(ent weat0er and*or 0a>ardous 'onditions e<ist in t0e area of t0e venue, e<tension of weig0#in ti(e s0all 6e deter(ined u&on t0e dis'retion of t0e te'0ni'al offi'er or a&&ointed WPC 'ontest offi'ial% If two lifters register t0e sa(e 6od/ weig0t at t0e weig0#in and eventuall/ a'0ieve t0e sa(e total at t0e end of t0e 'o(&etition, t0e/ will 6e reweig0ed and t0e lig0ter &erson will ta7e &re'eden'e over t0e 0eavier &erson% However, if t0e/ still weig0 t0e sa(e after reweig0ing, t0e/ will s0are t0e &la'ing, and ea'0 re'eive an/ award t0at is 6eing &resented% In su'0 'ir'u(stan'es, s0ould two lifters 6e in first &la'e, t0e ne<t lifter s0all 6e &la'ed t0ird and so fort0% Lifters s0ould, if re2uired, '0e'7 S2uat and .en'0 Press ra'7 0eig0ts and foot 6lo'7 re2uire(ents during t0ese &eriods &rior to t0e start of t0e 'o(&etition% Additionall/, t0e first atte(&ts will 6e re2uired of t0e lifters at t0e ti(e of weig0#in%

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ensuring t0at t0e &latfor( is well (aintained and of a neat and tid/ a&&earan'e at all ti(es% At no ti(e s0all t0ere 6e less t0an two or (ore t0an five loaders*s&otters attending to t0e &latfor(% W0en t0e lifter &re&ares for an atte(&t, t0e loaders*s&otters (a/ assist in re(oving t0e 6ar fro( t0e ra'7s% 80e/ (a/ also assist in setting u& for a s2uat s0ould t0e lifter stu(6le or la'7 good 'ontrol, and in re&la'ing t0e 6ar after t0e atte(&t% However, t0e/ s0all not tou'0 t0e lifter or t0e 6ar during t0e a'tual atte(&t, i%e% during t0e &eriod of ti(e 6etween 'o((en'e(ent and 'o(&letion signals fro( t0e 0ead referee% 80e i(&ortant e<'e&tion, for t0e s&otters, to t0is rule is if t0e lifter 0as o6viousl/ failed wit0 t0e atte(&t, is in Eeo&ard/ of inEur/, or t0e 0ead referee or lifter 0as re2uested intervention, t0en t0e s&otters s0ould assu(e 'ontrol of t0e 6ar and weig0ts and assist t0e lifter in re&la'ing t0e 6ar 6a'7 on t0e ra'7s% 80e offi'ers of t0e WPC : t0e President, C0air(an*,eneral Se'retar/, Head of t0e 8e'0ni'al Co((ittee, Ii'e Presidents, a&&ointed 3ffi'ers#at#large, will a&&oint five DWPC Contest 3ffi'ials= to oversee all World C0a(&ions0i&s and rule on an/ 'ontentions t0at (a/ arise% 80ese five offi'ials s0all 6e fro( a (ini(u( of t0ree 'ountries all of w0i'0 0ave re&resentation at t0e '0a(&ions0i&s% At internationals less t0an World C0a(&ions0i&s t0e offi'ers of t0e WPC will a&&oint t0ree DWPC Contest 3ffi'ials= for t0e sa(e &ur&oses, at least two of w0i'0 (ust 6e fro( different 'ountries re&resented in t0e 'o(&etition% During a 'o(&etition ta7ing &la'e on a &latfor( or stage, onl/ t0e lifter, t0e lifterAs 'oa'0, t0e t0ree referees on dut/, ot0er (eet offi'ials re'ogni>ed 6/ need, and t0e loaders*s&otters will 6e allowed around t0e &latfor( or stage% During t0e e<e'ution of a lift, onl/ t0e lifter, designated loaders*s&otters and t0e t0ree referees on dut/ are &er(itted to 6e &resent on t0e &latfor(% Coa'0es s0all re(ain 6a'7 fro( t0e &latfor(% A 'oa'0ing area s0ould 6e defined 6/ t0e a&&ointed DWPC Contest 3ffi'ials=% Personal, non#designated s&otters are not &er(itted on t0e &latfor( for t0e S2uat or Deadlift% 3ne &ersonal non#designated s&otter is &er(itted to lift#off on t0e .en'0 Press, 0owever, on'e t0e 6ar 0as 6een 'orre'tl/ &ositioned at t0e lifterAs ar(s lengt0, t0e &ersonal s&otter (ust 2ui'7l/ leave t0e &latfor( area to a dis'reet &osition% Lifters s0all wra& and read/ t0e(selves for lifting off t0e &latfor(% 3nl/ (inor adEust(ents re2uiring no assistan'e (a/ 6e (ade on t0e &latfor(% Li7ewise, re(oving wra&s, 6elts and 'ostu(e s0all 6e &erfor(ed off t0e &latfor(% Ite(s su'0 as '0al7, in0alants, tal', et'% s0ould 6e utili>ed wit0 &ro&riet/ on and around t0e &latfor( area% In 'o(&etitions under WPC Eurisdi'tion, in'luding an/ 'o(&etitions w0ere world re'ords are set, t0e weig0ts used (ust 6e in 7ilogra(s, and t0e 6ar6ell (ust alwa/s 6e a (ulti&le of +%57g% 80e weig0ts s0all 6e announ'ed in 7ilogra(s and (a/ additionall/ 6e announ'ed in &ounds%

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g% E@ce-tions to this rule. a% 9or a world re'ord atte(&t on a 4t0 atte(&t, t0e weig0t of t0e 6ar6ell (ust 6e at least 500 gra(s in e<'ess of t0e 'urrent re'ord% Su'0 re'ord atte(&ts will 6e (ade at t0e end of t0e t0ird round of t0e lifting flig0t% 6% In a world re'ord atte(&t (ade wit0in t0e &res'ri6ed atte(&ts of t0e 'o(&etition% A lifter (a/ re2uest on a atte(&t, a weig0t t0at e<'eeds t0e 'urrent re'ord 6/ at least 500 gra(s% If t0e lift is su''essful, onl/ t0e lower 'losest (ulti&le of +%57g will 6e re'orded on t0e s'ore s0eet and t0e e<a't weig0t will 6e re'orded on t0e re'ord a&&li'ation% Pound weig0ts (a/ 6e used if t0e/ are weig0ed &ro&erl/ and 'onverted to 7ilos% $% !% In all 'o(&etitions t0e weig0t of t0e 6ar6ell s0all 'onsist of t0e 0eaviest dis's availa6le t0at (a7e u& a &arti'ular weig0t% 80e 0ead referee s0all 'o((uni'ate all de'isions ta7en in 'ases of loading errors, in'orre't announ'e(ents, s&otter errors, or ot0er &latfor( alter'ations to t0e s&ea7er to (a7e t0e a&&ro&riate announ'e(ent% Su'0 de'isions s0all 6e first dis'ussed wit0 t0e ot0er &latfor( referees%

E@am-les of Errors in Loading. a% If t0e 6ar is loaded to a lig0ter weig0t t0an originall/ re2uested and t0e atte(&t is su''essful, t0e lifter (a/ a''e&t t0e su''essful atte(&t at t0e weig0t lifted, or ele't to ta7e t0e atte(&t again at t0e originall/ re2uested weig0t% If t0e atte(&t is not su''essful, t0e lifter will 6e granted a furt0er atte(&t at t0e originall/ re2uested weig0t% 6% If t0e 6ar is loaded to a 0eavier weig0t t0an originall/ re2uested and t0e atte(&t is su''essful, t0e lifter will 6e granted t0e atte(&t at t0e weig0t lifted% 80e weig0t will 6e su6se2uentl/ redu'ed if re2uired for ot0er lifters% If t0e atte(&t is not su''essful, t0e lifter will 6e granted a furt0er atte(&t at t0e originall/ re2uested weig0t% '% If t0e weig0t is not t0e sa(e on ea'0 side of t0e 6ar and t0e lift is su''essful, rules for overloaded and underloaded 6ars, as a6ove a&&l/% However, if t0e atte(&t is 'redited to t0e lifter, and t0e weig0t of t0e 6ar lifted is not a (ulti&le of +%57g (ie, a )%+57g &late was on one side onl/ t0e weig0t will 6e re'orded at t0e lower (ulti&le of +%57g% If t0e lift was unsu''essful t0e lifter will 6e granted a furt0er atte(&t at t0e weig0t originall/ re2uested% D% If an/ '0ange o''urs wit0 t0e 6ar and dis's during t0e e<e'ution of t0e lift and t0e lift is su''essful, &rovided no weig0t fell off t0e 6ar, t0e atte(&t will 6e a''e&ted% If t0e atte(&t is unsu''essful, or weig0ts fell off, t0e lifter will 6e granted a furt0er atte(&t at t0e sa(e weig0t% e% S0ould t0e &latfor( or e2ui&(ent 6e'o(e disarranged during an atte(&t and t0e atte(&t is su''essful, t0e atte(&t will 6e a''e&ted% If t0e atte(&t is unsu''essful t0e lifter (a/ 6e granted a furt0er atte(&t at t0e sa(e weig0t, at t0e dis'retion of t0e referees on dut/% f% If t0e s&ea7er (a7es a (ista7e 6/ announ'ing a weig0t 0eavier or lig0ter t0an t0at re2uested 6/ t0e lifter, t0e referees will (a7e t0e sa(e de'isions as for loading errors% )7

All atte(&ts t0at are re&eated for t0e a6ove reasons will 6e at t0e end of t0e round in w0i'0 t0e error o''urred% 0% If a lifter (isses an atte(&t 6e'ause t0e s&ea7er failed to announ'e t0e liftersA na(e at t0e a&&ro&riate ti(e or weig0t, t0e weig0t will t0en 6e redu'ed to allow t0e atte(&t wit0in t0e round% S0ould t0is dis'over/ disru&t t0e anti'i&ation of an/ &re&aring lifters, su'0 lifters (a/ 6e granted e<tra ti(e in w0i'0 to &re&are again, t0is s0all 6e at t0e dis'retion of t0e referee on dut/% i% 80e (ini(u( in'rease 6etween an/ atte(&ts s0all 6e +%57g% E% 80ree unsu''essful atte(&ts in an/ lift will auto(ati'all/ eli(inate t0e lifter fro( t0e 'o(&etition% 7% 3t0er t0an initial re(oval of t0e 6ar fro( t0e ra'7s, t0e lifter s0ould not re'eive an/ additional 0el& fro( t0e s&otters in esta6lis0ing &osition for an atte(&t% However, s0ould a lifter stu(6le or 6e'o(e unsta6le in setting u& for t0e S2uat, t0e s&otters s0ould assist in stead/ing t0e lifter until 'ontrol 0as 6een regained% l% 3n t0e 'o(&letion of an atte(&t, t0e lifter s0all leave t0e &latfor( wit0in t0irt/ se'onds% 9ailure to 'o(&l/ wit0 t0is rule (a/ result in dis2ualifi'ation of t0e atte(&t at t0e dis'retion of t0e referees% (% An/ &0/si'al a6nor(alit/, 0andi'a&, or in'a&a'it/ of a lifter t0at (a/ 'ause, or &otentiall/ 'ause, an ina6ilit/ to full/ 'o(&l/ wit0 t0e rules s0ould 6e 6roug0t to t0e attention of, and e<&lained to, t0e a&&ointed DWPC Contest 3ffi'ials=% 80is s0ould 6e in advan'e of t0e start of t0e lifterAs 9lig0t% 80e lifter, DWPC Contest 3ffi'ials= and t0e &latfor( referees for t0e &arti'ular lifter will t0en 'onfer on t0e (atter to 6est a''o((odate an/ s&e'ial 'onsiderations for t0e lifter% Deafness, 6lindness, li(6 or Eoint a6nor(alities t0at &revent &ro&er straig0tening or e<tension, are e<a(&les for su'0 s&e'ial 'onsiderations% n% If, 6/ reason of (is'ondu't u&on or near t0e 'o(&etition &latfor(, an/ lifter or 'oa'0 is 'onsidered to 0ave dis'redited t0e s&ort, su'0 &erson or &ersons s0all offi'iall/ 6e warned% If t0e (is'ondu't 'ontinues, t0e a&&ointed DWPC Contest 3ffi'ials= toget0er wit0 t0e referees on dut/, 0ave t0e aut0orit/ to dis2ualif/ t0e lifter and order t0e 'oa'0 and t0e lifter to leave t0e venue% 80e tea( (anager (ust 6e offi'iall/ infor(ed of 6ot0 warning and dis2ualifi'ation% o% All a&&eals against refereeAs de'isions or 'ondu't, 'o(&laints regarding t0e &rogress of t0e 'o(&etition or against t0e 6e0avior of an/ &erson or &ersons ta7ing &art in t0e 'o(&etition will 6e (ade to t0e a&&ointed DWPC Contest 3ffi'ials=% 80is (ust 6e done i((ediatel/ following a'tion of w0i'0 t0ere is a 'o(&laint or a&&eal% 80e a&&eal (ust 6e 6a'7ed 6/ t0e tea( (anager and* or 'oa'0 and &resented in t0e &resen'e of eit0er or 6ot0% 80e a&&ointed DWPC Contest 3ffi'ials= will 'onsider all su'0 'o(&laints

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,9 If dee(ed ne'essar/, t0e a&&ointed DWPC Contest 3ffi'ials= (a/ te(&oraril/ sus&end t0e &rogress of t0e 'o(&etition to 'onsider t0e situation full/% After due 'onsideration t0e 'o(&lainant will 6e infor(ed of an/ de'ision and an/ a&&ro&riate (easures t0at (a/ 6e ta7en% 80e verdi't of t0e a&&ointed DWPC Contest 3ffi'ials= will 6e 'onsidered final and t0ere will 6e no rig0t or a&&eal to an/ ot0er 6od/%

6% .efore t0e 'o(&etition, t0e a&&ointed DWPC Contest 3ffi'ials=, referee or additionall/ a&&ointed offi'ials s0all 0ave as'ertained t0at?? 80e &latfor( and 'o(&etition e2ui&(ent 'o(&l/ in all res&e'ts wit0 t0e rules% .ars and dis's are '0e'7ed for weig0t dis're&an'ies and defe'tive e2ui&(ent dis'arded% 6% S'ales wor7 'orre'tl/ and are a''urate% '% 80e lifters weig0#in wit0in t0e li(its of t0e 6od/ weig0t 'ategories, and wit0in t0e ti(e fra(e of t0e &osted weig0#in sessions% d% An/ lifterAs 'ostu(e or &ersonal e2ui&(ent, if re2uested, is ins&e'ted and a&&roved or reEe'ted% 80at s&ea7er#announ'er, 8i(e Jee&er (if not a referee , (ars0als*e<&editors, s'orers, re'ords &ro'essor and loaders*s&otters understand t0eir duties and t0e rules t0at (a/ &ertain to t0e(% $% During t0e 'o(&etition t0e t0ree referees on dut/ (ust Eointl/ as'ertain t0at? a% 80e weig0t of t0e loaded 6ar agrees wit0 t0e weig0t announ'ed 6/ t0e S&ea7er% -eferees (a/ 6e issued loading '0arts for t0is &ur&ose% 6% Lifts are 'redited as Dgood lift= or Dno lift= and all ot0er as&e'ts of t0e 'o(&etition run in a''ordan'e wit0 t0e rules of &erfor(an'e% '% 3n t0e &latfor(, t0e lifterAs 'ostu(e and &ersonal e2ui&(ent visuall/ (eet a''e&ta6le standards and are wit0in t0e rules% !% If during t0e e<e'ution of a lift, a referee o6serves a fault suffi'ient to give 'ause for dis2ualifi'ation of t0e lift, t0e &ro'edure is as follows? a% 80e referees (a/ sto& t0e lift for dis'retionar/ safet/% 80e 0ead referee s0all signal t0e lifter wit0 a downward (otion of t0e ar( and t0e audi6le 'o((and of DDown= for t0e Deadlift and s0all instru't t0e s&otters to ta7e t0e 6ar on t0e S2uat and .en'0 Press onl/ if safe and a&&ro&riate to do so% "% Prior to t0e 'o((en'e(ent of t0e S2uat or .en'0 Press, if an/ of t0e referees do not a''e&t an/ as&e't of t0e set u& of t0e lifter, t0e/ will 'all attention to t0e fault as &reviousl/ des'ri6ed in ! (a % If t0ere is a (aEorit/ o&inion a(ong t0e referees t0at a fault e<ists, t0e 0ead referee will not give t0e signal to 'o((en'e t0e lift and will infor( t0e lifter to D-a'7= t0e 6ar% A 0ead referee seeing a fault t0at (a/ not 6e visi6le to t0e side referees, e%g% 0ands 0olding t0e 'ollars or dis's on t0e S2uat or a gri& in e<'ess of !)'( on t0e .en'0 Press, (a/ a't alone in infor(ing t0e lifter to D-a'7= t0e 6ar% If re2uested, it is re2uired of t0e 0ead referee to 2ui'7l/ 'onfir( t0e nature of t0e fault and to e<&lain t0is to t0e lifter or 'oa'0% 80e lifter 0as t0e re(ainder of an/ une<&ired ti(e allowan'e to re&eat t0e atte(&t wit0 t0e fault 'orre'ted, and re'eive t0e 'o((en'e(ent signal% 5ote? for t0e a6ove reasons it is i(&ortant t0at t0e 8i(e Jee&er sto& ti(ing atte(&ts on t0e S2uat and .en'0 Press onl/ w0en t0e lifter 0as re'eived t0e 'o((en'e(ent signal% a%

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)% +% 80e referees s0all 6e t0ree in nu(6er, t0e 0ead referee and two side referees% 80e 0ead referee is res&onsi6le for giving t0e ne'essar/ signals for all t0ree lifts, for indi'ating to t0e s&ea7er and 8i(e Jee&er w0en t0e 6ar is read/, for 'o((uni'ating to t0e s&ea7er t0e verifi'ation of world re'ords, and an/ s&e'ial de'isions u&on &erfor(an'e de'ided 6/ t0e referee% Signals re2uired for t0e t0ree lifts are as follows? Commencement A visual, signal 'onsisting of a downward (ove(ent of t0e ar( toget0er wit0 t0e audi6le 'o((and DS2uat=% Commencement An audi6le 'o((and of DPress= w0en t0e 6ar is (otionless on t0e lifterAs '0est% Commencement 5o signal re2uired% Com-letion A visual signal 'onsisting of a 6a'7ward (ove(ent of t0e ar( toget0er wit0 t0e audi6le 'o((and D-a'7=% Com-letion An audi6le 'o((and of D-a'7= w0en t0e 6ar 0as 6een &ressed to straig0t ar(s lengt0% Com-letion A visual signal 'onsisting of a downward (ove(ent of t0e ar( toget0er wit0 t0e audi6le 'o((and DDown=%

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3n'e t0e 6ar 0as 6een re&la'ed in t0e ra'7s or on t0e &latfor( at t0e 'o(&letion of t0e lift, t0e referees will announ'e t0eir de'isions 6/ (eans of t0e lig0ts% W0ite for a Lgood liftA and red for Lno liftA% 80e t0ree referees (a/ seat t0e(selves in w0at t0e/ 'onsider to 6e t0e 6est viewing &ositions around t0e &latfor( and s0ould re(ain seated during t0e e<e'ution of t0e lift% 80e 0ead referee (ust 6ear in (ind t0e need to 6e easil/ visi6le to t0e lifter &erfor(ing t0e S2uat and Dead lift and 6e &ositioned a''ordingl/% 8o avoid an/ distra'tions to t0e lifter t0e 0ead referee s0ould re(ain (otionless 6etween signals% 80e side referee s0ould not i(&ose u&on t0e s&otterAs duties 6ut s0ould (a7e adEust(ents to t0eir own seating &osition and (a/ lean sidewa/s or forward during a lift to o6tain t0e 6est viewing vantage% Side refereeAs during t0e s2uat (ust 6e &ositioned e<a'tl/ to t0e side of t0e s2uatter and not to t0e rear% S&otters for t0e s2uat (ust &rovide a Dwindow= for t0e side referee to view t0e S2uat% 36stru'tions to viewing (ust 6e 'orre'ted 6efore t0e lift 6egins, i%e% side referees (a/ as7 s&otter*loaders to (ove slig0tl/ to give t0e( a 6etter view%

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,, As-ects of the set u- for the S!uat regarded as faults are as follows. a% 6% '% d% Holding t0e 'ollars or dis's% 9ailure to assu(e an u&rig0t &osition% 9ailure to 0ave 7nees lo'7ed% 8o& of t0e 6ar (ore t0an 3'( 6elow t0e to& of t0e anterior deltoids% '% d% e% ))% Wra&s slig0tl/ in e<'ess of t0e &res'ri6ed regulation% Ite(s forgotten to 6e re(oved t0at (a/ 0ave 6een worn for war(#u&s or to (aintain war(t0, e%g% 0ats, ru66er el6ow 6ands, et'%, 3t0er infra'tions of si(ilar 'onse2uen'e%

The as-ects of the set u- for the #ench Press that should "e regarded as faults are as follows. a% Hand s&a'ing e<'eeding !)'(% 6% 5ot re'eiving t0e 6ar 0andout at ar(As lengt0% As-ects of the set u- for the #ench Press that/ if maintained "e*ond the referee<s signal/ will "e regarded as faults are as follows. a% 6% '% 80e lifterAs s0oes are not in 'onta't wit0 t0e &latfor( or t0e surfa'e of an/ dis's*6lo'7s t0at (a/ 0ave 6een re2uested% Conta't of t0e lifterAs s0oes wit0 t0e 6en'0 or its su&&orts% .utto'7s not in 'onta't wit0 t0e flat surfa'e of t0e 6en'0% )+%

If an/ of t0e referees sus&e't wit0out 'ertaint/ an/ infra'tion of t0e rules regarding 'ostu(e and &ersonal e2ui&(ent t0e/ will not a't until after t0e lift 0as 6een &erfor(ed% 80e lifter s0ould t0en 6e ins&e'ted% 9or a fault dee(ed an oversig0t or genuine (ista7e t0e lifterAs attention s0ould 6e drawn to t0e fa't and warned a6out re&eating t0e infra'tion in an/ su6se2uent atte(&ts% 80e atte(&t (a/ 6e dis2ualified at t0e refereeAs dis'retion% S0ould t0e sa(e infra'tion 6e re&eated after a warning, t0e atte(&t s0all 6e dis2ualified or infra'tions dee(ed as a &ur&oseful intention to '0eat, t0e lifter s0all 6e dis2ualified fro( t0e 'o(&etition% -eferees s0all, if re2uested, e<&lain to a lifter or 'oa'0 t0e reason or reasons w0/ a lift was Eudged Dno lift=% All t0at is re2uired of su'0 an e<&lanation is an a''urate state(ent, de6ates will not 6e entered into, and an e<&lanation will not 'ause distra'tion of t0e referee fro( t0e atte(&t of t0e ne<t lifter% -eferees s0all a6stain fro( an/ ot0er 'o((entar/ and not re'eive an/ do'u(ent or ver6al a''ount 'on'erning t0e &rogress of t0e 'o(&etition% A referee s0all not atte(&t to influen'e t0e de'ision of ot0er referees% 3n'e an/ lift 0as 6egun, ea'0 referee will wit00old 0is*0er individual Eudg(ent until t0e 'o(&letion of t0e lift, indi'ating su'0 wit0 a red or w0ite lig0t% Under no 'ondition s0ould a referee raise 0is*0er 0and after t0e lift 0as 'o((en'ed unless to insure t0e safet/ of t0e lifter% 80e 0ead referee (a/ 'onsult wit0 t0e side referees, t0e a&&ointed DWPC Contest 3ffi'ials= or ot0er offi'ials as ne'essar/ in order to e<&edite or fa'ilitate t0e running of t0e 'o(&etition% After t0e 'o(&etition, t0e t0ree referees s0all sign t0e offi'ial s'ore s0eets, re'ord a&&li'ations, and an/ ot0er do'u(ents re2uiring t0eir signatures% At World and International C0a(&ions0i&s onl/ WPC -eferees will adEudi'ate t0e lifting% At World C0a(&ions0i&s t0e t0ree referees for ea'0 session s0ould not 6e of t0e sa(e nationalit/, for international 'o(&etitions no (ore t0an two of t0e session referees s0ould 6e of t0e sa(e nationalit/% 80e sele'tion of referees for World C0a(&ions0i&s and international 'o(&etitions s0all 6e (ade 6/ t0e a&&ointed DWPC Contest 3ffi'ials=% 80e sele'tion of a referee to a't as 0ead or side referee in one session does not &re'lude t0e sele'tion of t0e sa(e referee fro( 6eing 0ead or side referee in anot0er session%

An/ of t0ese &otential faults s0ould 6e drawn to t0e attention of t0e lifter 6/ an/ of t0e referees o6serving t0e(% )0% Prior to t0e 'o((en'e(ent of a lift, if eit0er of t0e side referees o6serve an o6vious infra'tion of t0e rules regarding 'ostu(e or &ersonal e2ui&(ent t0e/ will 'all attention to t0e fault to t0e 0ead referee% 80e 0ead referee o6serving an infra'tion (a/ a't alone% In eit0er 'ases t0e referees will 6e 'alled toget0er to ins&e't t0e lifter% If t0e fault is 'onsidered a &ur&oseful intention to '0eat, t0e lifter will 6e dis2ualified fro( t0e 'o(&etition% If t0e fault is 'onsidered an oversig0t or genuine (ista7e, t0e lifter s0all 'orre't t0e fault 6efore 6eing &er(itted to &ro'eed wit0 t0e atte(&t% 80e lifterAs ti(e allowan'e will not 6e sto&&ed to effe'tuate t0e 'orre'tion% 80e wa/ t0e fault is 'onsidered and t0e a'tion ta7en will 6e at t0e dis'retion of t0e referees on dut/%

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Faults that should "e considered as a -ur-oseful intention to cheat are. a% 80e use of (ore t0an one lifting suit or an illegal lifting suit% 6% 80e use of (ore t0an one su&&ortive unders0irt or illegal unders0irt% '% 80e use of (ore t0an one &air of wra&s, or wra&s su6stantiall/ over regulation lengt0% d% An/ additions in e<'ess of t0e &res'ri6ed 'ostu(e and &ersonal e2ui&(ent rules, e%g% 6od/ wra&s, towel inserts, 6ra'ings et'% e% Presen'e of oil, grease, li2uids or lu6ri'ants ot0er t0an &owder on t0e t0ig0s for t0e Dead lift% f% 3t0er infra'tions of si(ilar gravit/% Faults that should "e considered as o1ersights or genuine mista0es are. a% So'7s overlaid 6/, or tou'0ing, 7nee wra&s% 6% Wra&s a&&lied as to o6viousl/ e<'eed t0e widt0 di(ensions allowed for t0e wrist ()+'( or 7nee (30'( %

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,2 ,3 )!% All referees in World C0a(&ions0i&s and International 'o(&etitions will 6e unifor(l/ dressed to in'lude t0e following? @en? Winter Dar7 .lue .la>er or 'ardigan wit0 WPC -eferee 6adge on t0e left 6reast (&o'7et and trousers wit0 a w0ite s0irt and tie% )%

World Records
At an/ 5ational, International or World C0a(&ions0i& re'ogni>ed 6/ t0e WPC, world re'ords will 6e a''e&ted &rovided t0at? a% 6% '% 80e 'o(&etition (ust 6e 'ondu'ted under WPC rules or a national variation of t0e rules a''e&ted 6/ t0e WPC% 80e world re'ord a&&li'ant (ust 6e a 'urrent (e(6er of 80e 5ational 9ederation affiliated to t0e WPC or a 'urrent WPC Affiliate @e(6er fro( a 'ountr/ not organi>ed wit0 a 5ational 9ederation affiliated to t0e WPC% At least two 'urrent WPC referees (ust adEudi'ate t0e lift and vou'0 t0at all 'onditions at t0e 'o(&etition (eet t0e te'0ni'al standards and &ro'edures re2uired% 80e t0ird referee (ust 6e at least a 'urrent national referee of a 5ational 9ederation affiliated to t0e WPC% 80e 6ar6ell and dis's were weig0ed 6efore t0e 'o(&etition, all a'tual weig0ts a''uratel/ re'orded and a6le to 6e verified 6/ t0e referees or a&&ointed DWPC Contest 3ffi'ials= or weig0ed i((ediatel/ after t0e su''essful atte(&t 6/ t0e referees% 80e lifter weig0ed in 'orre'tl/ 6efore t0e 'o(&etition% 80e s'ales were 'ertified a''urate 6/ a re'ogni>ed aut0orit/ wit0in t0e last 6 (ont0s, and a s'ale test sli& &re&ared 6/ t0e @uni'i&al Sealer of Weig0ts and @easures (or e2uivalent or 6/ an aut0ori>ed s'ale 'o(&an/, is availa6le% 80e lifterAs 'ostu(e and &ersonal e2ui&(ent was in a''ordan'e wit0 t0e rules%

Su((er W0ite s0irt and trousers, ties o&tional% Wo(en? Winter Dar7 .lue 6la>er or 'ardigan wit0 WPC -eferee 6adge on t0e left 6reast (&o'7et and s7irt or trousers wit0 a w0ite 6louse or to&% Su((er Dress, s7irt or trousers and a w0ite 6louse or to&%

80e a&&ointed DWPC Contest 3ffi'ials= s0all deter(ine w0et0er winter or su((er dress will 6e worn% )"% WPC referees (a/ 0ave t0eir refereeing status revo7ed u&on 'onsideration of t0eir &erfor(an'e and a6ilities 6/ t0e offi'ers of t0e WPC%

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All e!ui-ment must "e -resenta"le and clean with no fra*ed material Lifting Suit A non#su&&ortive singlet (ust 6e worn% Its 'onstru'tion (ust 'onsist of single &l/ and 6e a singular 'o(&onent% 80e stra&s (ust 6e worn over t0e s0oulders at all ti(es w0ile lifting in 'o(&etition% It (a/ 6e of an/ 'olor or 'olors% 80e lengt0 of t0e leg, w0en worn, (ust not e<tend 6e/ond (id#t0ig0 ((edial &oint 6etween 'rot'0 and to& of 7nee 'a& % Wo(en (a/ wear a one#&ie'e suit of 'o(&ara6le design to t0e lifting suit% Leotards wit0 sleeves or 0ig0 'ut leg lines are not &er(itted% Undershirt 3ne unders0irt (of a design 'onsistent wit0 w0at is 'o((onl/ 'alled a 8#s0irt wit0 or wit0out sleeves, (ust 6e worn under t0e lifting suit on t0e s2uat and 6en'0 &ress% It (ust 6e an individual arti'le of 'lot0 fa6ri'% Its 'onstru'tion (ust 6e single &l/% Sleeves (ust 6e s0ort and re(ain a6ove t0e el6ow w0en worn% It (a/ 6e of an/ 'olor or 'olors, 6ut s0all not &ortra/ inde'en'/ or 6e offensive to t0e s&irit of t0e 'o(&etition% #elt A 'o(&etitor (a/ wear a 6elt% If worn, it s0all 6e on t0e outside of t0e lifting suit% Soc0s 3ne &air of so'7s (a/ 6e worn% W0en worn t0e/ (a/ not e<tend over t0e 7nee nor on t0e leg so t0at t0e/ tou'0 an/ 7nee wra&&ing or 7nee 'a& su&&orter% 9ull lengt0 leg sto'7ings, tig0ts, or 0ose are not &er(itted% So'7s, ta&e or &lasti' s0in guards are re2uired on t0e deadlift% Footwear 9ootwear (ore su6stantial t0an 6asi' so'7s (ust 6e worn% 80e onl/ restri'tions to su'0 footwear is t0at no (etal 'leats or s&i7es are &er(itted% Wrist Wra-s 80e fa6ri' nature s0all 6e an elasti' weave &ri(aril/ of &ol/ester, 'otton, or (edi'al 're&e singl/ or in 'o(6ination% Wra&s not e<'eeding )( in lengt0 and !'( in widt0 (a/ 6e worn% Alternativel/, elasti'ated wrist 6ands not e<'eeding )0'( in widt0 (a/ 6e worn% A 'o(6ination of t0e two is not &er(itted% If wrist 6ands are of t0e wra&#around st/le, t0e/ (a/ 0ave a t0u(6 loo& not to 6e atta'0ed during lift and vel'ro &at'0 for se'uring t0e(% A wrist wra& s0all not e<'eed 6e/ond )0'( a6ove and +#)*+'( 6elow t0e 'enter of t0e wrist Eoint, not e<'eeding a total of )+'( in 6ot0 dire'tions% Records -aw re'ords 'an 6e set or 6ro7en at raw (eets or (eets t0at offer a raw division%

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