Weightlifting Competition Rules (2001-2004)

Author: Approved by the Chinese Weightlifting Association
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: Weightlifting has a long history in China and is a traditional sport in the country. The Chinese women's weightlifting team has won the team championship at every World Women's Weightlifting Championships since 1987. The Chinese men's weightlifting team has also won the team championships at the World Men's Weightlifting Championships in 1995 and 1997. Chinese weightlifters who have won Olympic gold medals in weightlifting include Zeng Guoqiang, Wu Shude, Chen Weiqiang, Yao Jingyuan, Tang Lingsheng, Zhan Xugang, Yang Wei, Chen Xiaomin, Lin Weining, and Ding Meiyuan, among others. With the continuous development of weightlifting in China, the country has been sending teams to participate in the World Weightlifting Championships, Asian Weightlifting Championships, and other international weightlifting competitions every year. In recent years, China has hosted a series of international weightlifting competitions, especially after successfully securing the bid to host the 2008 Olympics, which has accelerated the need for China's weightlifting to fully align with international weightlifting. To achieve the Olympic Excellence Plan, promote the development of weightlifting in China, and adapt to the increasing number of international weightlifting competitions and the needs of international exchanges, the National Sports Administration has approved the use of the "Weightlifting Competition Rules" approved by the Chinese Weightlifting Association and published by the People's Sports Publishing House in domestic and international weightlifting competitions held in China. The effective period of this rulebook is from the date of publication until a new rulebook is published again.