Competition Format

The competition lifts are the snatch and the clean and jerk. One or two bodyweight categories will be contested on each day and there will be one or two finals accordingly.

The weightlifters will be in one or two groups, according to their entry totals. Those with the highest entry totals will be in group A, the others in group B.

All competitions are finals. If a bodyweight category is contested in two groups, the results are combined for the final classification.

The classification is only on the Total – as per the relevant IWF By-Laws on Olympic Games.

Weigh-in

Each lifter must weigh-in prior to competing: the weigh-in will start two hours before the competition and last for one hour.