World Para Powerlifting
Raise The Bar Together: Online World Cup Series
Competition #2 Invitation
May 2020

World Para Powerlifting
International Paralympic Committee
Adenauerallee 212-214
Tel. +49 228 2097-200
53113 Bonn, Germany
Fax +49 228 2097-209

www.WorldParaPowerlifting.org
Info@WorldParaPowerlifting.org

Introduction
After the successful launch of the first online competition, Raise The Bar Together, in April 2020, in aneffort to encourage athletes to continue to train and keep motivated while staying at home, World
Para Powerlifting (“WPPO”) has now turned the competition into a series of multiple competitions togive athletes more chance to compete online!
With the COVID-19 outbreak and its continued impact on the international competition schedule, thiscompetition format will be offered as a fun and friendly opportunity for athletes to showcase theirperformance, receive feedback wherever they are based, and earn an online competition ranking.
Please note that the competition is unofficial and does not provide the opportunity to raise ranking
for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games or any other WPPO competition or provide the opportunity toachieve a minimum qualification standard.
Raise The Bar Together! Governments worldwide are restricting movement and social contact – bytaking part in this online competition and following the advice and recommendations put in place,
you’re contributing to beating the COVID-19 outbreak!

Key InformationDates

Competition Period: 11-24 May
Final Submission Deadline: 24 May at 12:00 PM CETTechnical Official Judgement Period: 25-31 May
Results and Ranking Publish Date: 2 June

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Event Viability

All entries must be completed in full through WPPO platform at thefollowing link: http://tiny.cc/wppo-online-comp and by following theVideo Submission Requirements.
Only athletes who are licensed for the 2020 competition season andclassified as “Confirmed” or “Review” are eligible to compete.
There is no maximum entry limit per country, per age group or per
bodyweight category.
No entry fee will be collected for participation.

The following events will be offered:▪ Women’s Combined (by AH formula)▪ Men’s Combined (by AH formula)
The competition will be considered viable if more than two (2) athletes
register per event.

Results and Rankings▪
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Final Results and Rankings will be published by AH score as per theoutlined date for senior and junior aged athletes.
No records will be recognised.
For avoidance of doubt, this online competition does not constitutea WPPO Recognised Competition. Results and Rankings will not berecognised for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games qualification
pathway, qualification for any other WPPO recognised competitionor achievement of a minimum qualification standard.
No medals or trophies will be awarded.
Certificates of participation will be sent by email to all eligible
participants.

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Rules▪
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Number of Attempts: An athlete can submit up to three (3) lift attempts anytime during thecompetition period but must always submit this with their weigh-in for that day.
Uniform: An athlete’s personal costume and equipment must comply with the Technical Rules
and Regulations (e.g., wearing of an approved competition singlet).
Add-ons: Bodyweight add-ons will not be applied to the athlete’s bodyweight. The athlete’s
submitted bodyweight should not include any add-ons.
Equipment: Best endeavours should be made to use approved WPPO equipment (bench, bar,discs and collars); however, if this is not possible, the bar, discs and collars should clearly bemarked with their weights and shown at the end of the video.
Technical Officials: Level 1 and 2 Technical Officials appointed for planned 2020 competitions
will be invited to judge eligible submissions for a period of one (1) week.
o Judgements will be completed anonymously with the Technical Officials not being able
to see each other’s decisions.
o The majority decision of the Technical Officials will prevail at the end of the Judgement
Period.
Technical Challenges and Power Lifts: No Technical Challenges or Power Lift attempts will bepermitted.
Competition Ranking List and Results: Following the end of the Judgement Period, the Results
and Rankings will be posted.
o The final individual rank/result will be calculated by the best AH Formula Score of thebest “Good Lift” completed (heaviest weight lifted).
▪ If two (2) or more athletes achieve the same AH score, then the respective rank
will be shared.

Video Submission Requirements
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The athlete is required to submit videos of their weigh-in and lift attempt following theprinciples outlined below:
Both the weigh-in and lift video submissions must be made with a visible timestamp of thedate written on a piece of paper and presented first to the camera (outlined in the imagebelow) and in adequate quality (camera resolution above five [5] MB is recommended).
During the weigh-in, the submission must show the athlete on the scale recording theirbodyweight to one decimal place (e.g., 100.5 kg) wearing the lifting uniform.
o Submissions can be made in either kgs or lbs; however, if lbs, the bodyweight will beconverted kg and rounded up to the nearest tenth.
o Submission must be made without any bodyweight add-ons.
During the lift attempt, the submission must be filmed from the Left Side Referee position(outlined in the image below) following these principles:o camera set approximately 2.5 metres in distance from the corner end of the bench;o camera set approximately 1.2 metres in height from the ground;o camera view is stable (no movement) and the view never obstructed;o camera view is horizontal/landscape format;
o the lift attempt must be filmed from when the athlete (with or without support from aspotter) takes the bar out of the racks, completes their lift attempt, and again until thebar is placed back into the racks;o at the end of the submission, proof of the weight on the bar must be shown throughrecording the bar and discs with the weight.

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Submissions can be made in either kgs or lbs; however, if lbs, the bodyweight will be converted
kg and rounded down to the nearest one.

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For safety reason there should be at least one person helping, following the bar.

Example timestamp proof

Example camera recording view

Series Results and Ranking▪

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Throughout the Online World Cup Series, athletes will accrue Series Points for their
participation and results, as per the table listed below.
o The Series Points allocation system may vary from one competition to another.
The winner of the Online World Cup Series is the athlete with the highest number of Series
Points.

Element

Point Allocation:
Competition #1

Competition #2

Notes

Participation

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By submitting a valid andparticipating in an Online
Competition.

Good Lift

22For each Good Lift.

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No Lift-1-1For each No Lift.

“3 for 3”

44If 3 “Good Lifts” are made.
By participating in consecutive
Online Competitions, points will
be multiplied by this amount.

Participation Multiplier

1.5

1.5Competition Ranking 12525Competition Ranking 2

2222Competition Ranking 3

2020Competition Ranking 4

1818Competition Ranking 5

1616Competition Ranking 61414Competition Ranking 7

1212Competition Ranking 81010Competition Ranking 988Competition Ranking 10

66By earning the respective
competition ranking from 1st to10th, based on best AH Formulascore.

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As this is an unofficial online competition, it’s asked that athletes compete with honesty andintegrity, and respect their fellow athletes when sending in submissions.
Most importantly, please ensure athletes are lifting safely, not endangering themselves or
anybody else and continuing to appropriately follow the respective government’s advice
regarding the COVID-19 outbreak.
In lieu of an entry fee, WPPO encourages, if you have the means, to make a small contribution
to your local club or humanitarian aid organisation to help offset the unrecoverable costs forthese organisations disrupted by the pandemic.
Please note that athletes’ personal data will be temporarily stored for registration andpurposes of the competition.
Personal data such as the athlete’s name, year of birth, SDMS number, submitted bodyweight
and lift attempts will be listed publicly on the results and ranking Lists.
Submitted videos will be used only for the competition as well as communication, educationand development related activities through WPPO’s Dartfish.tv channel, and may be uploaded
and accessed publicly (at WPPO’s discretion).

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Online Competition Hub (Link to Entry Form, Dartfish Video Collection, Results and Ranking
Lists): http://tiny.cc/wppo-online-comp-hubCompetition Entry Form: http://tiny.cc/wppo-online-comp
AH Calculator: http://tiny.cc/wppo-ahcalc
Questions or Concerns: info@worldparapowerlifting.org

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Version History
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Comments

1.0

2020-03-31

Initial document creation and distribution.

2.0

2020-05-04

Series launch and further clarifications added.

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