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The Iron Games Weightlifting

and information equipment may be used. The
Executive Board decides about the conditions of the
approval.
3.4.2 Manufacturers applying for, and receiving the
IWF licence must pay a fee relevant to a given
Olympiad. A condition of granting an IWF licence is full
compliance with the IWF quality requirements.
3.4.3 For the Olympic Games, the Executive Board
selects the make of the barbell and platform from
among the IWF licensed companies.
3.4.4 Technology and Information equipment includes:
• Competition Management Software
• Scoreboard
• Attempt board
• Referee lights system
• Jury control unit
• Timing clock
• Scale
3.4.5 The application of the IWF Technology and
Information System (TIS) is obligatory at World
Championships, World University Championships,
Grand Prix and Continental Olympic Qualification
Events.
3.4.6 The application of technologies holding an IWF
licence is obligatory in Continental Championships,
Continental, Regional and other Multisport Games (e.g.
Commonwealth, Mediterranean, South-East-Asian,
South-American, Pan-Arab, etc.), and Regional
Championships.

3.5 BARBELL
3.5.1 Only barbells meeting IWF specifications and
approval may be used in weightlifting competitions
under its jurisdiction.
3.5.2 The barbell consists of the following parts:
i) The Bar

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