What is a Weightlifting competition?
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Weightlifting competitions have taken place in one form or another since the beginning of civilisation. Man has always measured strength by the ability to lift different weights, from heavy rocks to modern day barbells.
Weightlifting has been accepted as a serious sport from very early on and was present in the very first Olympic games in 1896 in Athens. The sport has gone from strength to strength enjoying times of enormous popularity along with low periods of distaste and distrust. The sport now has a new clean image and is trying successfully to put the days of steroids and drug enhancement behind it. In 1993 in an attempt to close the door on drug use in the sport, records were frozen and competitions were given a new beginning.
Weight lifting in the modern era
In a modern weightlifting competition there are a number of rules. These govern what weights can be lifted, how they are to be lifted and how much time a weightlifter has to perform the lift.
The men’s bar is twenty kg and the women’s is 15 kg. Rubber coated, weighted disks are attached to the ends of the barbell to create the correct weight to be lifted. The weightlifter stands on a wooden raised platform, which is coated in a non-slip material to perform the lift.
A panel of three referees judges each competition. They use a system of lights to indicate the validity of the lift. A red light indicates that the lift was incorrect or invalid; a white light indicates a correct lift. In turn a jury also exists which have the duty to watch over the three referees. If there is a serious issue with a referee the jury can choose to replace them. The decision is made unanimously or by majority. So two or three red lights would mean the lift was invalid and two or three white lights would show a correct lift. When this decision is final the weightlifter is given a visual and audible indication to lower the weight. The lifter is allowed to make a maximum of three attempts per lift.
An electronic scoreboard will be present in the competition room. This tells the spectators all the information about the current lifter. Their weight category, their name and country they represent. This will also show technical details such as the weight being lifted, how many attempts have been made at the lift and time remaining. The lifter must make their lift within the time permitted for each lift.
Competitive weightlifters will wear specific clothing for weightlifting competitions. These will not cover areas such as the knees or elbows that need to be clearly visible for the referees to make sure the lifts are made correctly.
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