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6.1.7 In any category, during the competition, the
athletes may be divided into two (2) or more groups by
the Competition Director and/or Secretary. The
allocation into the groups will follow the verification of
the final entries in accordance with the stated Entry
Totals.
6.1.8 If two (2) or more athletes have the same Entry
Total, athletes may be allocated into different groups
according to their Lot Number (E.g. athlete with lower
Lot Number goes to Group A, athlete with higher Lot
Number to Group B.) When providing the Entry Totals,
Rule 6.5.7 must be taken into consideration.
6.1.9 Before, or at the Technical Officials’ meeting, the
appointed Technical Officials and Doctors on Duty are
assigned to the competitions.

6.2 DRAWING OF LOTS
6.2.1 After the Verification of Final Entries at the
Technical Congress, a randomly generated lot number
is drawn for each entered competitor. The athletes
retain this number throughout the competition.
6.2.2 The lot number decides on the order of the weigh-
in and the order of lifting during the course of the
competition as well as the allocation of competitors into
groups.

6.3 WEIGH-IN
6.3.1 The weigh-in of each competition begins two (2)
hours before the start of the competition and lasts one
hour.
6.3.2 The official weigh-in takes place in a room
equipped with the following:
• The official scale of the competition
• The necessary competition forms, pens, etc.
• A table and chairs for the secretariat.
6.3.3 Each competitor of a specific competition must be
weighed in the presence of at least two (2) of the

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