The IWF has a couple of questions for you… 100 to be exact!
Meet the IWF technical officials examination questionnaire.
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Some of these questions are rather obvious, but many require detailed knowledge of the IWF Rule Book.
I still found it interesting and learned a couple of new things.
For Example …
Q.19 Choose the correct rule
- Touching the head (hair and any items on the head are considered to be part of the
head) with the bar is an incorrect movement in the Snatch.
I have known this one, but have never seen it enforced whenever long hair touched a bar mid lift.
Q.22: I learned what a “dirty clean” is.
Q.24 on Oscillation – something I still see many people get wrong in comment sections.
Before starting the:
- a Jerk, any deliberate oscillation of the barbell to gain advantage is forbidden. The athlete
must become motionless. - b Jerk, any deliberate oscillation of the barbell to gain advantage is forbidden. The athlete
and the barbell must become motionless. - c Snatch, any deliberate oscillation of the barbell to gain advantage is forbidden
Answer: a
Q.33 After the visible and audible “Down” signal and before the decision lights operate:
- a the Referees have 2 seconds to reverse their decision
- b the Referees cannot reverse their decision
- c the Referees have 3 seconds to reverse their decision
Answer: c, didn’t know that.
Q.37 Which unitard can athletes wear?
- a one piece, loose fitting, collarless, black, no design and no pattern
- b two piece, tight fitting, collarless, any colour, no design and no pattern
- c one piece, tight fitting, with collar, black, no design and no pattern
Answer: b
Q.38 What is the correct rule?
- a unitard can be worn over the costume
- b a pair of shorts can be worn over the costume
- c it is permitted to wear two-piece costume
Answer: b. You can actually wear shorts over your singlet!
Q.69 In very hot weather:
- a the President of the Jury decides if the Referees can remove their jacket
- b the Technical Controller decides if the Referees can remove their jacket
- c it is not allowed to work without a jacket
Answer: a. So much trolling potential.
Q.72 True or False:
If a lift is failed because the platform is damaged or the barbell becomes disarranged during
the lift; or there is an incursion or any other, external interference, the Referee(s) must grant
an additional attempt for the affected athlete:
Answer: False. I wish they would grant another attempt though.
Q.79 During the weigh-in athletes are:
- a entitled to wear jewelry, hair adornments and religious head gear but must not wear
watches. - b not entitled to wear jewelry, watches, hair adornments and religious head gear.
- c entitled to religious head gear but cannot wear jewelry, watches and/or hair adornments.
Answer: a. What’s up with the watch hate? What if my religion requires me to wear a huge watch on my head at all times??
Q.89 True or False:
If an athlete, during the execution of the lift moves to a position where the view of the Referee
is impaired, the Referee(s) cannot move to a position to observe the lift correctly.
Answer: False, but I have never seen a referee move to get a better view.
For what it’s worth they’re thinking about changing the hair touch rule.
For what it’s worth, the answer to Q. 72 is kind of a trick. The Jury allows another attempt, not the referees.