The IWF Grand Prix – President’s Cup will be held from 12 to 14 October, 2012 in St. Petersburg, Russia at the Palace of Sports “
Yubileyniy”. The training will also be organized in the same venue.
The high organization level event delivered in 2011 will certainly be topped by this second edition. St Petersburg offers an impressive infrastructure to host the competition, and the professionalism of the experts working on the planning and delivery meets the highest expectations.
The official accommodation is the “Vvedinskiy” Hotel. The Russian Weightlifting Federation will cover the costs for the invited athletes and one coach per National Federation. Additional athletes and coaches willing to participate should cover their own expenses.
The athletes will be invited to compete in the following bodyweight categories:
Men 94kg, 105kg, +105kg
Women 75kg, +75kg
Winners according to the Total result in each bodyweight category will be awarded with
Prize Money as follows:
First place: 5 000 USD
Second place: 3 000 USD
Third place: 2 000 USD
Any athlete setting up a new Senior World Record will be awarded with the following bonus:
Snatch: 3 000 USD
Clean & Jerk: 3 000 USD
Total: 6 000 USD
Final Entries to be sent before 15 September.
For more information, see the Regulation or go to the official website of the event: http://en.pcwl.ru/
Check out the promotion video posted on Youtube!
Provisional Schedule
| October 12 | Arrival, accreditation, Verification of Final Entries | |
| October 13 | 15:00 | Men, 94 kg |
| 16:30 | Opening Ceremony | |
| 17:00 | Women, 75 kg | |
| 19:00 | Men, 105kg | |
| 20:30 | Concert | |
| October 14 | 15:00 | Women, + 75 kg |
| 17:00 | Men, + 105 kg | |
| 18:30 | Closing Ceremony | |
| 21:00 | Awarding Ceremony and Gala Dinner | |
| October 15 | Departure |
Organizing Committee contacts:
Russian Weightlifting Federation
Luzhnetskaya Quay 8 office 432 Moscow 119991 Russia
tel/fax: +7 495 637 06 29
e-mail: info@nullrfwf.ru
