Page 208 - The Iron Games E-book

The Iron Games Weightlifting

7.5.48 Candidates who fail must wait at least six (6)
months before taking the examinations again.

7.6 TIMEKEEPER
7.6.1 At all competitions held under IWF rules, the
Organising Committee must appoint Timekeepers.
7.6.2 At Olympic Games the Timekeepers must be
Category 1 international Referees. At World
Championships the Timekeepers must be qualified
international Referees. At other IWF Events the
Timekeepers must be qualified international or
national Referees.
7.6.3 The duties of the Timekeeper are as follows:
7.6.4 To operate the timing clock when the athletes are
called to perform their attempts during the course of
the competition, in accordance with the rules.
7.6.5 To set and start the clock at one minute (60
seconds) or two (2) minutes (120 seconds) at the
beginning of each attempt. The time must be started
the moment the Speaker has finished the
announcement of the attempt or the barbell is loaded,
whichever is the last.
7.6.6 To stop the clock immediately as the barbell is
raised from the platform.
7.6.7 To restart the clock if the barbell has not reached
the height of the knees.
7.6.8 In order to perform his/her duties properly, the
Timekeeper works in close cooperation with the
Speaker and the President of the Jury.

7.7 CHIEF MARSHAL
7.7.1 The Chief Marshal’s main duty is to accept or
refuse the modifications made by the coaches/athletes
on the attempts to be taken, in accordance with the
relevant Technical and Competition Rules; and to
communicate the information about the requested
attempts to the Competition Management table by
means of a point-to-point intercom system.

185