Updated IWF TCRR is now available
The latest update of the IWF TCRR (Technical and Competition Rules & Regulations) was recently published in the IWF website. The main changes relate with the approval of the new IWF and Olympic bodyweight categories (link here), and on two technical matters, namely the definition of “The Total” and “To compete”.
Concerning the Total result of a lifter, it is now stipulated as follows:
The Total result is the sum of an athlete’s best Snatch and best Clean & Jerk results.
A Total result is only achieved if the athlete is successful with at least one Snatch and one Clean & Jerk.
Athletes will still receive a classification for the individual lifts, – Snatch and Clean & Jerk – even if no Total is achieved, in events where medals or rankings are awarded separately for these lifts.
In events where medals are awarded for the Total result only, athletes who fail all Snatch attempts are eliminated and cannot continue to the Clean & Jerk, and no Total result is registered.
As to the definition of what is actually “to compete”, it stands as follows:
An athlete is deemed to have competed only if they attempt at least one lift on the competition platform in the Snatch or in the Clean & Jerk, whether successful or unsuccessful.
In Total-only events, if they attempt at least one Snatch, whether successful or unsuccessful.
The latest edition of the IWF TCRR can be found here
