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Competition rules for kettlebell lifting

1. Nature and program of competitions

Nature of the competition

1.1. By nature, kettlebell lifting competitions are divided into:

a) personal

b) team

c) personal-team

In personal competitions, only the participant’s personal result is counted and, in accordance with this, his place in the competition is determined.
IN team competitions The results of the team as a whole are counted and the team’s place is determined accordingly.
In individual-team competitions, the results of each participant and the team as a whole are counted separately and, in accordance with this, the personal places of the participants and teams are determined. The composition of the team members is submitted to the panel of judges by a team representative daily before the start of the competition. Re-registration is carried out daily before the start of the competition.

1.2. The nature of the competition in each individual case is determined by the regulations on the competition.

1.3. Competitions with weights of 16, 24 and 32 kg are carried out according to the program: - push of two weights from the chest (short cycle)
- push of two weights from the chest with lowering to a hanging position after each lift (long cycle)
- market weights alternately with one and the other hand
- classic biathlon (jerk and snatch)
— team competitions (relay races)

Competition program

1.4. The competition program is determined by the Regulations and must be drawn up so that the athlete can compete in no more than double-event or a separate exercise and relay on one day
Competitions must be organized so that the rest time between exercises is at least 30 minutes.

1.5. The winner is determined in each weight category, both in individual exercises and in classical biathlon by the largest amount of lifts. In the snatch, the average result of the sum of the lifts performed with one and the other hand is taken into account. If several athletes have the same number of lifts, the advantage goes to the participant who has less body weight before the performance.
- a participant who has a lower body weight after the performance,
- a participant who performs in the draw ahead of the opponent.

1.6. Places in team championship are determined based on the results of qualifying participants in one of the ways determined by the Regulations (by tables of equalizing coefficients, by places in the individual championship).

2. Competition participants.
Age of participants

Athletes allowed to compete:
- boys and girls - up to 16 years old
– senior boys and girls – up to 18 years old
— juniors and juniors — up to 20 years old
— youth – up to 22 years old
– men and women – 20 years and older
- veterans - 40-44.45-49.50-54.55-59.60-64.65 years and older.
The participant's age is determined by the year of birth (January 1 of the current year).
Note: boys and girls, senior boys and girls, juniors and junior women with high sports training and special permission from a doctor, they can perform in an older age group.

Competition participants are divided into the following weight categories:

boys: up to 45 kg, up to 50 kg, up to 55 kg, up to 60 kg, up to 65 kg, up to 70 kg, over 70 kg;
senior boys: up to 55 kg, up to 60 kg, up to 65 kg, up to 70 kg, up to 75 kg, up to 80 kg, over 80 kg;
men, youth, juniors: up to 60 kg, up to 65 kg, up to 70 kg, up to 75 kg, up to 80 kg, up to 90 kg, over 90 kg;
girls, older girls: up to 55 kg, up to 60 kg, up to 70 kg, over 70 kg;
women, juniors: up to 60 kg, up to 70 kg, over 70 kg;

Each participant has the right to compete in only one weight category at specific competitions. It is allowed to compete in a different weight category only in team competitions (relay race), subject to re-weighing.

Applications

Before the start of the competition (a day before), applications for participation in the competition are submitted to the Main Panel of Judges (secretariat), where a credentials committee is held to admit participants and teams to the competition.
During credentials committee The final composition of participants by weight categories is determined. Participant cards are filled out, which must contain information about the athletes: last name, first name, year of birth, sports rank, weight category, territory, DSO, department, top scores, FULL NAME. trainer.
The application must be certified by the manager sports organization and a VFD doctor.

Weighing procedure for participants

2.1. Weighing of participants takes place 2 hours before the start of the competition and lasts 1 hour. Participants competing in team competitions (relay races) are allowed to participate in individual competitions based on the results of weigh-in.

2.2. Weighing is carried out in a room specially designated for this purpose. Members of the main team are allowed to be present during the weigh-in. panel of judges, one official representative from each team.

2.3. Weighing of participants is carried out by judges providing judging for competitions in a given weight category.

2.4. Participants weigh themselves naked or wearing swimming trunks. Each participant is weighed once. A participant whose own weight does not correspond to the weight category at the initial weigh-in is allowed to re-weigh. Women and girls are weighed only in the presence of female judges.

2.5. When passing the credentials committee, or during the weigh-in, a lottery is drawn for participants to determine the order in which they will appear on the platform, and a technical application is submitted.

2.6. The main panel of judges is allowed to form the final group of the strongest athletes (group “A”) and teams (in team competitions) based on the results of performances in the last competitions:
- current year;
- previous year.

The champion of Russia or the winner of the Russian championships and 2nd prize-winners perform on the 3rd and 4th platforms.

Rights and obligations of the participant

2.7. The participant has the right to contact the main panel of judges on all issues only through a team representative or a judge in front of the participants;

2.8. The participant has the right to prepare weights for performing the exercise before being called to the platform. The preparation of weights is carried out in a place designated for this purpose. When preparing weights and hands, only magnesium is allowed.

2.9. The participant has the right to be a representative of an enterprise or firm in advertising its products. The participant or team representative must notify the organization conducting the competition, the main panel of judges about this and obtain permission to do so.

2.10. The participant must know the competition rules and competition regulations.

2.11. If the rules and procedures for conducting competitions are violated, the participant is given a warning. In case of repeated violation, he may be removed from the competition by decision of the Main Jury.

2.12. The participant is obliged to strictly observe discipline, to be correct in relation to other participants, as well as to spectators and judges. A participant who does not show up for the performance will not be allowed to compete. Participants who took prizes are required to go to the awards ceremony in the front door sports uniform. Athletes who do not show up for the awards ceremony are removed from the competition, deprived of awards and do not contribute any scoring points to the team.

2.13. The participant prepares and performs with weights installed on the platform on which he must go.

2.14. The participant is prohibited from using any devices that make it easier to lift the weight(s).

2.15. The participant is prohibited from talking during the exercise and from approaching the judge on the platform after performing the exercise.

2.16. A participant who, due to health reasons, is withdrawn by a doctor from one of the types of the program, is not allowed to further participate in these competitions.

Athletes uniform

Athletes are required to perform in uniform, which must be clean, smart and meet the following criteria:
— the suit can consist of one or two parts, but must completely cover the athlete’s torso;
- sports or cycling shorts, weightlifting tights should not cover knee joints;
- the T-shirt must be without a collar and not cover elbow joints;
— it is allowed to use a weightlifting belt no more than 12 cm wide, bandages no more than 1.5 m long. The width of bandages on the wrist should be no more than 10 cm, on the knees no more than 25 cm. The use of knee pads and bandages is allowed. The belt cannot be worn under a competition suit;
- sports shoes can be optional.

Representatives and team captains

2.17. Each organization participating in individual-team and team competitions must have its own representative.

2.18. The representative is the team leader, bears full responsibility for the organization and discipline of the participants, ensures their timely attendance at the competition and awards in sports uniform in accordance with the competition rules.

2.19. The representative is present during the weigh-in of his team members and the drawing of lots, as well as at meetings of the panel of judges, if they are held with representatives.

2.20. Representatives, coaches and participants are prohibited from being in the competition area during the participants’ performance. Representatives must be in a place specially designated for representatives or among members of their team.

2.21. The representative is prohibited from interfering with the orders of the judges and those conducting the competition. The representative has the right to submit statements and protests to the panel of judges concerning only the members of his team.
Protests are submitted before the next change of participants leaves.

2.22. If the members of a team do not have a representative, his duties are performed by the team captain.

3. Equipment and inventory

3.1. Competitions are held on platforms measuring at least 1.5 x 1.5 m. The distance between platforms must ensure safety and not interfere with the competitive process.

3.2. The weight of the weights should not deviate from the nominal weight by more than 100 grams.

3.3. Parameters and color of weights:

Dimensions:
– height – 280 mm
— case diameter 210 mm
— handle diameter 35 mm

Color:
16 kg – yellow
24 kg – green
32 kg – red

3.4. A referee alarm must be installed to keep score and information.

3.5. Before the start of the competition, a certificate must be drawn up to confirm that the equipment and inventory comply with the competition rules.

Warm-up room

3.6. To prepare for competitions, athletes must be provided with a warm-up room located near the competition site. The warm-up room should have a sufficient number of platforms, weights, magnesium, etc. according to the number of participants.
In addition, the warm-up room must have the following equipment - loudspeakers connected to the microphone of the speaker; scoreboard (duplicate protocols) showing the names of the participants in the order of the draw, their own weight and teams; desk for the doctor on duty.

4. Panel of judges

4.1. The panel of judges is staffed by the organization conducting these competitions.

4.2. The panel of judges includes:
— when holding competitions with up to 20 participants: chief judge, chief secretary, doctor, fixing judge (for each platform), judge on the duplicate protocol, secretary, informant judge, judge with participants, technical controller;
— when holding competitions with 20 participants, as well as when holding competitions on several platforms at once, an additional deputy chief judge is introduced and the number of other judges is increased accordingly.

4.3. A kettlebell lifting judge must have a firm knowledge of these rules and be able to
apply them during competitions.
He must be objective and principled in his decisions, being an example of discipline, organization and clarity in his work, and be well aware of the regulations on the competitions being held.

4.4. Judges must wear a uniform uniform: dark jacket and black trousers.

4.5. For economic support, the organization holding the competition places a competition commandant at the disposal of the panel of judges.

Main panel of judges

4.6. The main panel of judges includes the chief judge, his deputy and the chief secretary

4.7. A jury is elected from the panel of judges, which is headed by the chief judge of the competition.

4.8. The jury consists of the chief judge and up to five jury members with the highest category. The composition of the jury is determined by the main panel of judges.

Rights and responsibilities of the main panel of judges (jury)

- monitor the correct conduct of competitions in accordance with the rules
and competition regulations
- accepts applications and protests and makes decisions on them.
— competitions are suspended for the period of investigation of the protest. At All-Russian competitions, for objective decision-making on protests, video recordings of athletes’ performances are used.
- removes from work judges who have made serious mistakes or committed rudeness
in relation to participants, other judges, representatives, coaches
- makes changes to the competition schedule if necessary

Note: The main panel of judges (jury) does not have the right to change the conditions for holding competitions established by the regulations.
All decisions are made by the main panel of judges (jury) by a majority vote.

Chief Judge and his deputies

4.9. The chief judge manages the work of the panel of judges and is responsible to the organization holding the competition for the clear organization, discipline and safety of the competition, the creation of equal conditions for all participants, strict adherence to the current rules, the objectivity of judging, the calculation of results and summing up the results of the competition.

4.10. The chief judge is obliged:
— before the start of the competition, hold a meeting of the panel of judges and a seminar with representatives on the rules of the competition, and also check the availability
relevant inventory and equipment
— determine the work procedure of the panel of judges and teams of judges
— manage the course of the competition and resolve emerging issues
- exercise control over the work of judges during competitions and when determining
winners
— accept received applications and protests for discussion by the jury
- submit a written report and the necessary documentation to the organization conducting the competition within 5 days
- appoint and conduct meetings of the panel of judges during competitions

4.11. The deputy chief judge is guided by the instructions of the chief judge and, in the absence of the latter, performs his duties.

Chief Secretary of the Competition

4.12. Chief Secretary:
— prepares the necessary technical documentation and is responsible for its correct execution
— draws up minutes of meetings of the panel of judges and draws up orders and decisions of the chief judge
— with the permission of the chief judge, gives information about the competition to the informant judge, team representatives and correspondents
- draws up records on establishing records
- processes all competition documentation
- presents to the chief judge necessary materials for report
— keeps records and records decisions on protests

Judge on the platform

4.13. Judge on the platform:
- carries out weighing of participants in the weight category for which he is judging
- monitors the appearance and uniform of each participant and has the right not to allow the participant to perform an exercise due to inappropriate clothing and the use of means prohibited by the competition rules by the participant. After the participant eliminates the comments, the judge gives the command “Start” and the participant performs the exercise in the remaining time of 10 minutes.
- loudly and clearly announces the count of correctly performed lifts
— fixes technically incorrectly performed lifts with the “do not count” command
— loudly announces the final result of the participant in each exercise

Note: At Russian championships and championships, all-Russian competitions, two judges are appointed to each platform, one of whom is senior and keeps score. His assistant records the ascents and keeps minutes. The final result is determined by a joint decision of two judges.

Secretary

4.14. Secretary:
— fills out the participants’ cards at the weigh-in (weigh-in protocol) and the competition report on the platform for a given weight category
— calls the participants to the platform and warns the next participants about the need to prepare

Judge-informant

4.15. Judge-informant:
- announces decisions and orders of the main panel of judges
— informs spectators and participants about the results of the competition

Judge in front of participants

4.16. Judge for participants:
- checks the attendance of competition participants from the lists, as well as the compliance of their costumes with the requirements of the competition rules and reports the results of the check to the chief secretary
- conducts formation and leads the competition participants according to the lot to present and perform exercises
— promptly warns participants about calling them to the platform
- informs the secretary of information about a participant’s failure to appear or refusal to participate in competitions
- acts as an intermediary between participants and the panel of judges

Technical controller

4.17. Technical controller:
— together with the deputy chief judge, weighs the weights and draws up a report on their compliance with the competition rules;
— monitors the technical condition of weights and equipment;
- monitors the order of preparation of weights and hands;
- is present at the weigh-in and assists the lead secretary of the competition in establishing the identity of the athletes, as well as their first and last names, the weight of the participants, etc.
— checks the competition platform, scales, electronic refereeing system, chronometers, warm-up room, the presence of 2 video cameras and other objects at competitions;
— checks the correctness of the judges’ uniform;
- ensures that while the athletes are on the platform, no one, including the technical controller, is there (in front of the public and television cameras).

Competition doctor

4.18. The competition doctor is a member of the panel of judges as a deputy chief judge for medical matters.

4.19. Competition doctor:
— checks the presence of a doctor’s visa in applications for admission of participants to competitions
— carries out medical supervision of participants during weigh-ins and during competitions
— monitors compliance with sanitary and hygienic conditions during competitions, places of residence and food
- provides medical care for injuries or illnesses
competition participants, determines the possibility of their further performance
— agrees with the chief judge on the issue of removing a participant, gives a written opinion on the reasons for his removal
- after the end of the competition, submits a report on medical and sanitary care to the chief judge

Commandant of the competition

4.20. The competition commandant is responsible for the timely preparation of equipment (platforms, weights, scales and other equipment), competition sites, places for participants, representatives, judges, and the press.
Provides a parade of participants technical means and paraphernalia, follows the instructions of the chief judge and the representative of the organization conducting the competition.

5. Rules for performing exercises

General provisions

5.1. 2 minutes before the start of the exercise, the participant is invited to the performance. 5 seconds before the start, the control time is counted: 5,4,3,2,1 seconds. during which the participant must step onto the platform, after which the “Start” command is given. After the “Start” command, the participant must begin performing exercises: clean and jerk or snatch. When a participant lifts the weight(s) off the platform before the “Start” command, the senior judge gives the command “Stop, place the weight(s) on the platform and start the exercise.”

5.2. A participant who is late to the platform at the time of the start is not allowed to compete.

5.3. The participant is given 10 minutes to complete the exercise. The scorer announces the control time every minute. After 9 minutes, the control time is announced after 30 seconds, 50 seconds, the last 5 seconds, every second.

5.4. After 10 minutes, the “Stop” command is given, after which the lifts are not counted and the participant must stop performing the exercise.

5.5. Each correctly performed lift is accompanied by a score from the judge on the platform. The judge announces the score as soon as all parts of the athlete's body become motionless.

5.6. If the requirements for the technical performance of an exercise are violated, the judge on the platform gives the commands “Don’t count”, “Stop”.

5.7. When leaving the platform while performing exercises, i.e. touching any part of the space outside the platform, the command “Stop” is given.

5.8. An athlete who cannot fully straighten his elbows due to natural deviations must inform the judges on the platform and the jury about this before starting the exercises.

Push

5.9. The push is performed from the starting position: the weights are fixed on the chest, the shoulders are pressed to the body, the legs are straightened.
At the moment of fixing the weights in the upper position, the arms, torso and legs should be straightened. The athlete's hands should be on the frontal plane of the head. The legs and weights should be on the same line parallel to the plane of the body. After fixing in the upper position and the judge’s count, the participant lowers the weights to the starting position in an arbitrary manner.
Important Note:
Fixation is an accentuated, visible stop of the weights and the athlete.

5.10. The “Stop” command is given when:
- lowering weights (weights) from the chest to a hanging position;
- placing weights (weights) on shoulder joints, with an obvious rest stop

Important Note:
Continuously lowering the weights over your shoulders (rolling) is not a mistake.

5.12. A push of 2 weights from the chest followed by lowering to a hanging position after each lift (according to a long cycle) is carried out according to the same rules, but the “Stop” command is given when placing the weights on the platform.
Note: Stopping the weights during the next swing in a hanging position is not considered a mistake, provided that the weights and arms do not touch the legs and torso.

Jerk

5.13. The exercise is performed in one step. The participant must, with a continuous movement, lift the weight up onto his straight arm and fix it. At the moment of fixing the weights in the upper position, the arm, legs and torso should be straightened. The athlete's hand should be on the frontal plane of the head. Bending and twisting of the body, bending in hip joint. After fixing the participant at the top, without touching the weights
torso and shoulder, lowers it down to perform the next lift.

5.14. The change of hands is carried out once, in an arbitrary manner. When lowering the weight onto the shoulder during a snatch, the command “Shift” is given with the first hand.

5.15. The “Stop” command is issued when:
— placing the weight on the shoulder when jerking with the second hand;
- placing the weights on the platform.

Note: Accidentally touching the platform during the swing is not considered a fault. Stopping the weight at the bottom during the next swing is not considered a mistake, provided that the hand and weight do not touch the legs and torso.

Team competitions (relays)

5.17. The weight of the weights (kettlebells), the exercise, the time factor, and the number of stages are determined by the competition regulations.

5.18. The exercises are performed according to general rules.

5.19. Performing exercises in stages starts with easy ones weight categories.

5.20. A participant is only allowed to perform at one stage

5.21. Relay order:
— before the start of the relay, the participants line up for the performance in teams, in stages. 5 seconds before the start, the control time is counted down: 5,4,3,2,1, after which the “Start” command is given to the participants of the first stage.
— 15 seconds before the start of the next stage, the judge in front of the participants leads out the next athletes.
— 5 seconds before the end of the next stage, the control time is counted: 5,4,3,2,1
— the baton is passed on by the command “Change”. The participant who has completed the stage must place the weights on the platform
- the participant of the previous stage, who fixed the weights after the command “Change” for the next stage, lifts are not counted
— the account is kept overall with an accrual total
— the winning team is determined by the greatest number of lifts.
— if two or more teams have an equal number of lifts, the team with the lighter weight of the participants gets an advantage

6. Registration of records and highest achievements

Records of Russia and highest achievements among youths, juniors, youth and veterans are registered only at competitions included in calendar plan sporting events VFGS. The panel of judges must consist of at least 3 judges of the Republican category.

From 2018 to 2021, the following sports titles and categories in kettlebell lifting are valid.

Classic biathlon for men

Push on the DC in men

Push on DC in women

Snatch in women

Conditions for scoring from the judge and scoring lifts in the classic clean and jerk

The classic clean and jerk is performed with two kettlebells. 10 minutes of time are allotted for the exercise. After taking the weights from the platform, the athlete can no longer put them on the floor. After the weightlifter has placed the weights on the platform, the judge finishes the count. After pushing the weights from the chest in the upper position, the legs and arms must be straightened, there must be visible fixation, the head must look straight - after this the judge counts. When the weights are placed on the chest, it is forbidden to tear your arms away from the body; it is also forbidden to place the weights on your shoulders. If the weights fall from the chest, then the “stop” command comes from the judge.

Conditions for counting lifts in the snatch exercise

Conditions for scoring from the judge and scoring lifts in the long cycle clean and jerk

The long cycle push is also performed with two kettlebells. 10 minutes of time are allotted for the exercise. After taking the weights from the platform, the athlete can no longer put them on the floor. After the weightlifter has placed the weights on the platform, the judge finishes the count. One lift is a cast followed by a push (counts as 1 point). After pushing the weights from the chest in the upper position, the legs and arms must be straightened, there must be a visible fixation - after this the judge counts. When the weights are placed on the chest, it is forbidden to tear your arms away from the body; it is also forbidden to place the weights on your shoulders. After dropping the weights from above, a subsequent throwing of the weights onto the chest occurs, while it is forbidden to stop the weights at the bottom and touch the weights on the platform. If the weight touches the platform, then the “stop” command comes from the judge (if there is just a chirp, then the “stop” command will not follow).

Kettlebell weight

Competitions in Russia are held with weights weighing 16, 24 and 32 kg. For men, weights weighing 16 kg for youth categories, weights for adults weighing 24 kg, and weights for CMS and above - 32 kg. For girls, adult categories are performed with weights weighing 16 kg, and KMS and higher with weights weighing 24 kg.

Disadvantages of the rank assignment system

What are the disadvantages of this assignment system? sports titles. The gap between the weight scales is huge. An athlete who performs 1 adult category immediately begins to try to lift weights weighing 32 kg, although it takes years to get good at this. Naturally, no one waits for years. Hence all the errors in technology and all the injuries in - from the ill-conceived system of appropriation sports categories, from athletes switching to heavy weights too early.

Kettlebell lifting appeared in the late forties of the last century. During this time, some changes were made to the sport. Although for a long time it was considered purely male, over time women and girls joined it. Thanks to this sport, a trend like kettlebell fitness appeared, and there were even more amateurs among women.

Peculiarities

Kettlebell lifting is a cyclic sports discipline aimed at fulfilling standards with a kettlebell (one or two) for the maximum number of repetitions in a certain time; for men and women there are certain requirements and differences in the weight of the equipment. All exercises are performed standing. International Union There are 56 kettlebell lifting federations around the world.

In the power biathlon program for men, kettlebells weighing 16, 24 and 32 kg are used. For power juggling, women and boys from 11 years of age use 8 kg weights.

Pros of kettlebell lifting

• First of all, discipline develops strength endurance.
• Repeating the standard multiple times over a certain period of time helps improve speed and coordination.
• Sport improves quality not only skeletal muscles, but also the heart muscle.
• Blood circulation improves, vascular elasticity increases, which helps normalize blood pressure in healthy people.
• Also, multi-joint exercises of kettlebell lifting allow you to develop and maintain joint mobility, provided that you maintain correct technique exercises.

Minuses

• Traumaticity.
• The kettlebell lifting program contains few disciplines.
• Poor selection of exercises.

What muscles work

In kettlebell lifting, as in many other areas, almost everyone works to develop endurance and functionality of the body muscle groups. They are subject to special stress deltoids, trapezius, muscles of the back, abdomen, as well as legs and buttocks.

Still working deep muscles who can often train under static tension. Often stabilizer muscles work in exercises that use inertia. To lift and jerk a weight, you need the help of the buttocks, quadriceps, and abs in order to throw the projectile by inertia without special involvement of the shoulder muscles.

Kettlebell lifting rules

Disciplines for men

The compulsory program for men includes two disciplines:

• Biathlon- and with changing hands without a break.
• Push two weights in a long cycle with a short descent of the weights.

The kettlebell lifting program for women includes only the snatch.

Approaches and repetitions in kettlebell lifting

All exercises are performed for a maximum number of repetitions within ten minutes.

The kettlebell lifting program also includes power juggling, where not only men and women, but also boys and girls take part.

Men and women at competitions are divided into weight categories. Men and boys perform a juggling program with a weight of 12-16 kg, depending on age, and women and girls with a weight of 8 kg.

Equipment for kettlebell lifting

Sports equipment plays an important role in preparing for and performing in competitions. Proper clothing and shoes reduce the possibility of injury to zero and also make it easier and safer to perform exercises. Mandatory equipment attributes approved by the rules of kettlebell lifting:

• Shoes – weight shoes. Special shoes for weightlifters also came into weightlifting. The barbells are made of thick leather with lacing along the entire length, capable of fixing ankle joint in a stationary position, avoiding dislocations. There is also a 2 cm heel.

• Weightlifting belt. A wide leather belt (no more than 12 cm wide) can fix lumbar region spine and avoid injury and deflection in the lower back.

• T-shirt and bike shorts. The shirt should not cover the elbow joints, so the sleeve should be 10 cm above the elbow (according to the rules of kettlebell lifting). Bicycle shorts should also allow you to view the fixation of the knee joints.

They asked me to tell you a little about what they are all about. I'll try to tell you the most basic information. Maybe someone from the fitness category, which we all mostly do, will want to switch to kettlebells as a sports discipline.

Exercises

In kettlebell lifting competitions, 3 exercises are performed - the snatch, the clean and jerk and the long cycle clean and jerk. As a rule, the long cycle clean and jerk is carried out as a separate event. Thus, the most common type of competition is the snatch + clean and jerk. This is called biathlon. Women don’t do the clean and jerk and usually don’t even train. The only thing left for them is a jerk.

Rules

10 minutes are allocated for each exercise. During this time, you need to do as many repetitions as possible. The clean and jerk is done with 2 weights, the snatch with one. There is quite a long time between the snatch and the clean and jerk because the participants perform the clean and jerk first, then wait for all the athletes to do it, and only then the snatch phase begins.

According to my observations at the Moscow Cup, it turned out that about half of the participants did not use all 10 minutes for the snatch and dropped out earlier due to fatigue.

Process

To participate in competitions you need insurance in case something goes wrong. It is inexpensive and can be done for a year. The policy is called “Sports”, I made it for 225 rubles. Among the injuries that occurred at these competitions were torn calluses and nails. The latter happens in the clean and jerk with two weights, when two weights are lowered onto the chest and if you place your fingers incorrectly, then they just fall between two 32-kg weights, which are lowered very quickly.

Before the start of the competition, participants arrive early, register and weigh in. Then everyone is divided into groups of 6 people. This is exactly how many platforms stand in front of the judges. Groups are formed by weight categories - “heavy” and “light” are not placed at the same time. One place is often left for an open platform, which I will discuss below. Competitions begin with the lightest weight categories and end with the heaviest. Before going on the platform, everyone is given time to warm up.

A judge sits in front of each participant, counts the repetitions and makes sure that there are no violations. The participant himself sees his repetitions on the scoreboard of the judge’s table. For example, of the violations in the snatch that could result in exclusion from the competition, the following are not allowed:
. Do not touch the body with your free hand
. You can only do one kettlebell interception
. You can’t do a swing with a kettlebell if suddenly you don’t have enough strength for a jerk - every repetition should be a jerk

Open platform

An open platform gives almost anyone a chance to compete. If you do not feel the strength to compete with 32 kettlebells (and men only compete with this) or with 24 kg for women, then you can stand on the platform next to the competitors, but compete not with them, but with yourself. For example, to receive a discharge. So, to obtain adult categories 1, 2 and 3, for men it is necessary to fulfill the standard with 24 kg of weights, for women - 16 kg. If anyone wants to aim for KMS and higher, then there are only 32 kg for men and 24 kg for women.

Standards and categories

In 2014, new standards were introduced. Points in biathlon are calculated as follows: for each push you get one point, for each snatch - half a point.

I couldn’t find any updated standards on the websites of kettlebell federations - I’m giving a link to the previous ones that were in force until 2013. The new standards will be slightly higher than the previous ones.

There are many weight categories in kettlebell lifting, so based on the results of the performances, there are quite a lot of gold medalists - each in their own category. Accordingly, also for silver and bronze. The gradation occurs every 5 kg: 58-63, 63-68, 68-73 and so on up to 105.

There are also junior categories (up to 22 years old). And, for example, it may turn out that a junior competes with everyone else and takes, say, 5th place. But, since there is also a separate age category for him, he can become a champion in it if the other juniors perform even worse.

Competition calendar

You can view competitions in your region on the website of your local federation. Calendar All-Russian competitions. The main Moscow competitions will be in May and December. Details.

The program of competitions in traditional extreme strength disciplines necessarily includes lifting and presses of the world-famous Dikul kettlebell. According to various sources, the weight of this weight ranges from 80 to 85 kg. It is considered personal, since its creator is the famous Russian healer, academician Valentin Ivanovich Dikul.

At the competitions, Dikul's weight weighing 82 kg is cast. They paint it gold to emphasize its value for athletes and strongmen. Few powerlifters can lift it with one arm, let alone press it multiple times.

A little history

The boy Valentin Dikul was born in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR. This happened on April 3, 1948. He did not know his father, and lost his mother at the age of 7. The boy was raised by his grandmother, who later gave him up to an orphanage. From a young age, Valentin fell in love with the circus, helped prepare circus performances, and cleaned the arena after performances. From the age of ten, watching acrobats and gymnasts, I fell in love strength exercises. Soon he happily got involved in the work and began lifting weights and balls, doing acrobatics and gymnastics.

Fate smiled at him, and, seeing the teenager’s extraordinary desire for the circus, he was taken into a troupe of circus performers as an aerialist. But soon it happened terrible tragedy. In 1962, Valentin Dikul became the victim of an accident during a performance in Kaunas. During a speech at high altitude A steel crossbar breaks at the Sports Palace. From a height of 13 meters, the fall was so rapid that, even knowing how to brace himself in case of a fall, the athlete simply did not have time to do it.

A grueling fight against illness

When falling, Valentin receives serious injury skull, spine and ten fractures of other bones. A week in intensive care and three months of fighting for life in the hospital did not yield positive results. All the doctors predicted that the young patient would spend the remaining years of his life in wheelchair. They just didn’t take into account the guy’s extreme desire to get back on his feet and the willpower of the guy.

It started in the hospital grueling workouts. Studying literature on anatomy and biomechanics, he came up with exercises to develop leg muscles, using first ropes and then block structures with weights collected by friends.

Six for long years Valentin Dikul's persistence did not bring visible results. But then he felt life in his legs. This forced him to triple his efforts and after 7 months of intense training, his legs began to work. Since then, he not only got up and walked, but also, thanks to work and lifting weights, became the strongest athlete.

From the moment Dikul stood on his feet, his career as a healer began. He helped not only himself to stand firmly on his feet, but also gave thousands of sick and crippled people hope for recovery. He created a set of exercises to restore the mobility of muscles and joints.

Sports career

The love for the circus lived in Dikul’s soul throughout the forced stop. After rehabilitation, getting back on his feet, he returns to the arena, but as a power juggler. Performances involving tossing balls weighing 45 kg, lifting barbells, people and cars were watched by millions of people around the world. But Dikul’s invented weight, weighing 80 kg, is still considered unique.

His ability to throw a weight with one hand was included in the Guinness Book of Records. Since then, many powerlifting competitions have included lifting and benching such an unusual weight in their program. It is considered aerobatics to do snatches with a golden weight. Lifting it is included in the traditional disciplines of extreme power.

How much does Dikul's weight weigh?

In Moscow, every season on the birthday of Valentin Ivanovich Dikul, namely April 3, the tournament “The Most strong man"The competition program includes lifting the famous personalized weight, which the folk healer used throughout his 48 years of work in the circus. The weight of the weight is 80 kg.

The Federation of the Strongest Athletes of Russia included this apparatus in strongman competitions. The task must be completed in the following way: You only need to lift the weight up with one hand. The lift is performed overhead using the push, press or push technique. The movement is performed only in a long cycle (from the floor with one hand to the chest, then up).

The winner of the competition is the one who raised it the most times. But strongmen are not always able to lift such a weight at least once.

Russian bogatyrs

Kettlebell lifting has been popular in Rus' for a long time. Such celebrities as writer Leo Tolstoy and wrestler Ivan Poddubny loved to lift weights. But until the 19th century it was not considered a sport. It was entertainment and a test of men's endurance at fairs and circus performances. Such famous wrestlers of the past as Poddubny constantly performed gymnastics using weights. From such exercises the whole

Vladislav Kraevsky lifted 32-kilogram weights 10 times, although he was already 60 years old. He is considered the creator of the St. Petersburg circle of athletic enthusiasts. The first book on learning to work with weights also belongs to the Russian Ivan Lebedev. His book, A Guide to Developing Strength with Heavy Weights, was written in 1916. And his student wrote a textbook for athletes called “Kettlebell lifting” in 1939.

Weightlifting athletes lift weights of 8, 16, 32 kg. And only now exercises with Dikul weights weighing 80 kg have begun to be used in strongman competitions.