Competition Rules
GPA/IPO Europe Powerlifting Cup
1. Date and venue of the meet.
Date: June 29-30, 2019.
Venue: Russia, Saint Petersburg. Exact location will be published soon in
official Cup website - http://eu-powerlifting.ru/.
Schedule of weighing and lifts will be made based on preliminary applications
and will be available from June 17, 2019 on the official English website of the
federation: http://eu-powerlifting.ru/en/about-champioship/schedule.
2. Divisions.
Cup will be held on the GPA/IPO technical rules. Read them in English on
website: http://www.globalpowerliftingalliance.com/gpa%20rules%20english.html
The top 10% pass drug-test from drug-tested division necessarily have to pass
drug test. More information about this can be seen in item 6.
Divisions:
- Powerlifting (full power): RAW and with knee wraps, Single ply and Multi ply
- Push Pull (bench press & deadlift): RAW and Equipment
- Squat: raw, raw with the knee wraps, single and multi ply.
- Bench Press: RAW, Single ply and Multi ply
- Deadlift: RAW and Equipment
Allowed only certificated referees by GPA/IPO.
3. Applications forms and payments.
Preliminary applications are NECESSARY!!!
The application deadline is June 15, 2019 (inc.).
Online registration form on official website of event:
http://eu-powerlifting.ru/en/apply.
Entry Fee:
Single lift - 3600 RUR / 54 USD
Double lifts - 6200 RUR / 93 USD
Three lifts or more- plus 1600 RUR / 24 USD for one nomination.
Discount for teenagers 13-15 yo and veterans over 60 yo:
Single lift - 3300 RUR / 50 USD
Double lifts - 5900 RUR / 88 USD
Three lifts or more- plus 1600 RUR / 24 USD for one nomination.
Discount for athletes with physical specialties with 3rd disability:
- 50% in one nomination
Free entry fee (in one nomination) for:
- athletes over 70 years old
- sportsmen with physical specialties with 1st or 2nd disability
For the drug tested division entry fee is the same plus 850 RUR / 13 USD for
selective drug test.
The athletes pay the entrance fee at the time of the weigh-in.
You can use RUR, USD and EUR. But only cash.
4. Personal rewarding.
Athletes, who take first three places in age and weight class, get the exclusive
medals and diplomas.
Absolute rewarding (Best Lifters) occurs to be in open age class (24-39),
juniors (14-19), juniors (20-23) and masters (over 40) and is calculated be
Wilks formulas if there are eight (8) or more participants in any age class for
men and six (6) for women. Winners and awardees of absolute category get
exclusive diplomas, medals or cups, valuable or material prizes if any sponsor
help is occurred.
All awardees or their representatives have to be on awarding ceremony. In other
way giving the prizes are not guaranteed.
5. Participants.
Sportsmen, from any region of the world, older than 13 years old are allowed to
take part in competitions. Participants under 13 years are allowed before the
competition after personal consideration of the athlete's candidature by the
organizers of the competition.
Every sportsmen has to consult with his doctor before taking part in
competitions. All athletes perform at their own risk, realizing that they could
be seriously injured. Organizers are not responsible for health of the
sportsmen, as well as risks associated with the trauma.
Equipment and uniforms of athletes must comply with the rules of the GPA/IPO
federations. Athletes who do not perform the requirements on equipment and
uniforms are not allowed to the platform.
6. Doping Test.
Within 30 minutes after the performance in the division with the passage doping
control of each athlete is obliged to wait for the announcement of the list of
the top 10% pass drug-test participants who called for the surrender of
mandatory doping tests. Letting bio sample is made in the presence of doping
officer federation RPU and / or an invited observer, with constant visual
inspection in accordance with the "Anti-Doping Rules", adopted by the sports
federation PRU.
If sportsman has not been mentioned in 10% list, but he want getting a category
he should pay for drug test 8500 RUR / 127 USD.
Causes for disqualification:
Evading Sample collection, or without compelling justification refusing or
failing to submit to Sample collection after notification as authorized in these
Anti-Doping Rules or other applicable anti-doping rules.
7. Team organization, application rule and rewarding.
To apply the team the captains have to send a general application form before
June 15, 2019 to e-mail dluzhnevsky@russia-powerlifting.ru.
It is impossible to change something after the June 15.
Number of participants is not limited but not less than 10. Each team must
indicate an official represent of team.
Regardless of whether an athlete performs in the individual competition or for
the team, for each separately, athletes must be submitted online application on
the e-mail: dluzhnevsky@russia-powerlifting.ru. In the "Command" column
indicates the name of a command, or written "Personally."
Team rewarding:
The number of members in one team is unlimited, but not less than 15 persons.
Best 15 participants calculate team points. For each age class every 1st place
gives a team 12 points, 2nd place – 9 points, 3rd place – 8 points, 4th place –
7 points, 5th place – 6 points, 6th place – 5 points and so on. 10 th place and
every next gives a team 1 point. If a sportsman shows the International Master’s
result – 18 points, Master’s result – 12 points.
Teams who winner gets cups, diplomas, and any valuable or material prizes if any
sponsor help is occurred.
8. Registration of National, European and world Records.
By the results of this Cup National, European and world records of GPA/IPO
federation will be fix.
To get the records certificate special online form on official website needs to
be send: http://russia-
powerlifting.ru/zayavka-na-sertifikat.
9. Contact detail.
Organizers:
- President of GPA/IPO Russia – Novikov Stepan
- President of RPU – Dluzhnevsky Sergey
- Representative of GPA/IPO in Saint Petersburg – Smirnov Oleg
The Head referee: Dluzhnevskay Elvira/ RPU international referee category
(Vologda)
The Head Secretary: Novikov Stepan / RPU international referee category
(Vologda)
Smirnov Oleg
Phone +7 (953) 147-8407
E-mail: sprgpaipo@gmail.com
Novikov Stepan
E-mail: novikov@russia-powerlifting.ru
Dluzhnevsky Sergey
E-mail: dluzhnevskiy@russia-powerlifting.ru
GPA/IPO Europe Cup official website: http://eu-powerlifting.ru/en/
RPU official website: http://russia-powerlifting.ru
GPA/IPO official website: http://www.globalpowerliftingalliance.com/
10. The contract for participation in the competition.
Passing weighing procedure and registration, each athlete is required to sign
the reverse side of the registration card. The fact of signing this card is the
conclusion of an Agreement on the participation in the competition between the
athlete and the organizers. By signing the card, the athlete agrees with the
clauses of this competition rule, as well as with all the points of technical
regulations RPU Federation and all of its decisions taken before the start of
the competition and published on the official website.
Also, the athlete expressly agrees to the following conditions:
Taking part in the competition, the athlete recognizes that it will require a
maximum of physical and psychological stress, which entails a risk of injury or
mutilation. Athlete assumes all risks associated with it, and bears full
responsibility for any injury and mutilation, about which he known or not, that
he can get.
The athlete is realizing that he is responsible for the control of his health
before taking part in the competition, thus confirming conducting regular
medical check-up, and the absence of medical contraindications for participation
in competitions, respectively, his full physical fitness and voluntarily insured
his life and health on the period of participation in competition.
Taking part in the competition, the athlete knowingly waives any claims in the
event of injury or mutilation in this tournament, against RPU Federation, the
tournament organizers, the owner of the premises, directors, officers,
employees, assistants on the platform and all operating personnel of
competition.
Athlete voluntarily pays for all charitable contributions intended to repay the
costs of the tournament, the production of awards merchandise and other expenses
related to the sporting events.
Personal competitor data to be processed in compliance with the requirements of
the Russian Law 152-FZ
"On personal data".
Athlete acquainted with this competition rule and fully understand its contents.
Athlete voluntarily agrees to accept all of the above paragraph of this
provision these conditions and thus confirms this by signing a registration card
in the presence of the Secretariat on registration and weighing procedure.
This provision is an official call on the competition,