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The Iron Games Weightlifting

them survey the local medical facilities before the start
of the competition.

8 WORLD RECORDS
8.1 The IWF recognises world, junior world, youth
world and Olympic records in each of the eight (8)
bodyweight categories for men and seven (7) categories
for women in the Snatch, the Clean and Jerk and the
Total.
8.2 Youth athletes may set youth, junior and senior
world records. Junior athletes may set junior and
senior world records. Senior athletes may set (senior)
world records.
8.3 World records may only be set at events in the IWF
Calendar.
8.4 Olympic records may be set only at the Olympic
Games.
8.5 New world records are ratified only when the
athletes successfully undergo an anti-doping test.
8.6 Three (3) international Referees must be officiating
when a world record is set.
8.7 The following conditions have to be fulfilled for the
registration of a new record:
a) A record is only valid if it exceeds the previous one
by a minimum of one(1) kg.
b) Records must be registered in the Protocol,
including the following information:
• the name and IWF/IOC country code of the athlete
• the competitor's bodyweight
• the athlete’s date of birth (dd/mm/yy).
• the weight of the barbell
• the bodyweight category
• the name of the competition
• the place and the date when the record is set

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