Technical Rules

• General rules

  An outline of the powerlifting rules including age categories, competitions and records.

• Equipment and specifications

  Powerlifting equipment requirements, including scales, platforms, bars, discs, racks, clocks, and scoreboards.

• Personal Equipment

  Specifications for suits, shirts, belts, singlets, footwear, wraps, and more in competition.

• Rules of performance

  Squat, benchpress and deadlift technique and disqualification criteria, including rules for disability competition.

• Weighing in

  The weigh-in proceedure and allowances for disabilities during weigh-in.

• Order of competition

  The order of competition, rules for declaring attempts, submission deadlines, lifting order, loading errors, and misconduct regulations.

• Referees

  Rules for powerlifting referees: competition structure, signals for lifts, attire, qualifications, testing procedures, and re-registration criteria.

• Jury and technical committee

  Responsibilities of the Jury, technical comittee and their make up in competition.

• World and international records

  The critera and proceedures for setting a record.

• Coach responsibility

  Expectations and requirements for coaches at international competitions.