Weightlifting
Sport Overview
In weightlifting, competitors lift barbells above their head with both hands, and the one who succeeds in lifting the heaviest barbell wins. Competitors are categorized into different divisions according to their body weight and compete with others in the same division.
The World Masters Games 2021 Kansai will feature two weightlifting events: the snatch, which involves gripping a barbell with both hands and lifting it above the head in one move; and the the head in the next move (jerk). The competitor with the highest combined score of both events wins. Event
55kg ：M35, M40, M45, M50, M55, M60, M65, M70, M75, M80 61kg ：M35, M40, M45, M50, M55, M60, M65, M70, M75, M80 67kg ：M35, M40, M45, M50, M55, M60, M65, M70, M75, M80 73kg ：M35, M40, M45, M50, M55, M60, M65, M70, M75, M80 81kg ：M35, M40, M45, M50, M55, M60, M65, M70, M75, M80 89kg ：M35, M40, M45, M50, M55, M60, M65, M70, M75, M80 96kg ：M35, M40, M45, M50, M55, M60, M65, M70, M75, M80 102kg ：M35, M40, M45, M50, M55, M60, M65, M70, M75, M80 109kg ：M35, M40, M45, M50, M55, M60, M65, M70, M75, M80 +109kg ：M35, M40, M45, M50, M55, M60, M65, M70, M75, M80
45kg ：W35, W40, W45, W50, W55, W60, W65, W70 49kg ：W35, W40, W45, W50, W55, W60, W65, W70 55kg ：W35, W40, W45, W50, W55, W60, W65, W70 59kg ：W35, W40, W45, W50, W55, W60, W65, W70 64kg ：W35, W40, W45, W50, W55, W60, W65, W70 71kg ：W35, W40, W45, W50, W55, W60, W65, W70 76kg ：W35, W40, W45, W50, W55, W60, W65, W70 81kg ：W35, W40, W45, W50, W55, W60, W65, W70 87kg ：W35, W40, W45, W50, W55, W60, W65, W70 +87kg ：W35, W40, W45, W50, W55, W60, W65, W70
Eligibility
(1) Athletes must have achieved the qualifying standard for their age group and bodyweight category in an official event. (2) Participation must be approved by the Member Federation of the IWF in their own country in order to check the presence or absence of sanctions. (3) Lifting sessions will be conducted beginning with the oldest age groups first, and the youngest age groups last. Within each age group, it will begin with the lightest bodyweight category first and of lifters in an age group and bodyweight category. (4) Participants will be selected in descending order from the results table of athletes who have
(5) Japanese athletes must have participated in or entered into the 2020 All Japan Masters Weightlifting Championships.
【Age Requirements 】 (1) The minimum age to participate is 35 (born on or before 31 December 1986). (2) In line with the sport-specific rules, an athlete must compete in their designated age group, with their age determined as of 31 December 2021. For example, if a person is 39 during Games time but has turned 40 by 31 December 2021, that person would compete in the 40-44 age category.
Sports Information Guide
Sports Information Guide
Schedule
May 2021 Sport Discipline 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Weightlifting ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
※The above schedule was created based on the information that is current as of November 19th, 2019. It is subject to change due to various circumstances in the future.
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