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What changes the result

The rules behind the moments commentators get excited about. They build on the beginner rules.

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The lifts and winning

  1. Why do weightlifting lifts get red lights?A lift is a no lift when the lifter breaks the pattern of the movement or does not finish it.
  2. What happens if a lifter misses every attempt in one lift?A lifter who fails all three attempts in the snatch or in the clean and jerk has no result in that lift and so no total.

Attempts, order and the clock

  1. Who lifts next in a weightlifting competition?The lifter who has asked for the lightest weight lifts next.
  2. How long does a lifter have to start a lift?A lifter has one minute from being called to start the attempt.
  3. Can a lifter change the weight after declaring it?Yes.

Categories and the weigh-in

  1. When and how are weightlifters weighed?The weigh-in for each group begins two hours before its competition starts and is allowed at least an hour.

Equipment, kit and officials

  1. How is a weightlifting record set?Records are kept for the snatch, the clean and jerk and the total, in each bodyweight category and age group.
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