Competition Rules

The official kettlebell competitions are called Girevoy Sport Competition.

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The official rules contains the following sections:

I. Competition Classification and Events

- Competition Classification
- Competition Events

II. Competitors

- The Competitors’ Age
- Weight Classes
- The Weigh-in Procedure
- The Rights and Responsibilities of a Competitor
- The Competitor’s Outfit
- Team Captains and Representatives

III. Equipment

IV. The Referees’ Body

- The Chief Referee and his Deputies
- The Chief Secretary of the Meet
- The Platform Referee
- The Secretary
- The Referee-Announcer
- The Referee-with-the-Competitors
- The Technical Inspector
- The Meet Commandant (Director)

V. The Rules of the Lifts’ Performance

- General Provisions
- The Jerk
- The Snatch

VI. Determining the Winners

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