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Olympic Qualification Preliminary Status after Santo Domingo

As it is known, weightlifting’s total quota of 260 athletes for the Olympic Games of Beijing 2008 will be filled in a process of qualification, of which here is a summary:

 

Men

Women

 

No of athletes

No of NOCs

No of athletes

No of NOCs

Qualification at the 2006 and 2007 World Championsh.

120

27

57

17

Continental qualification

30

22

18

17

Individual qualification

8

8

7

7

Tripartite Commission Invitation places

6

6

4

4

Host nation

6

1

4

1

Total

170

64

90

46

 

As a first step, National Olympic Committees will achieve qualification places according to their position in the joint team classification by points adding those scored in the 2006 and in the 2007 World Championships, whereby

  1. Points achieved at the 2006 WWC team classification = 100%   and
  2. Points achieved at the 2007 WWC team classification x 1.2 = 120%

After the 2006 World Championships in Santo Domingo, here is the status of qualification ? just for preliminary information and orientation!

Qualification at 2006 WWC – Men

Qualification at 2006 WWC – Women