On Tuesday, representatives from 17 countries in Cali will begin the row over the South American and Ibero-American championships and the Open Weightlifting Championships.
On Tuesday, in the Colombian city of Cali (southwest), representatives from dozens of countries begin the dispute over The South American, Ibero-American, and Open Weightlifting ChampionshipsQualifying for the Olympic Games, Tokyo 2020, which will be held this year.
“We have 27 countries whose athletes are seeking points that allow them to be in Tokyo,” William Peña Rodriguez, president of the Colombian Weightlifting Federation, told Efe.
He explained that the last athletes who arrived at Alfonso Bonilla Aragon airport, which serves Cali, the capital of the Valle del Cauca province, They did so through the “humanitarian corridor” that the authorities had arranged with demonstrators protesting the Colombian government..
Cali is the epicenter of the protests that ended their 13th day on Monday. Movements began in Colombia against tax reform that had already been withdrawn by the government, but continued against the attempt to reform health care, against police brutality and the complex situation of insecurity.
Peña explained that the event, hosted by the Colombian Weightlifting Federation Coliseum, will end on the 16th of this month and will be held “in a bubble mode, while adhering to the health guidelines required by the provincial and municipal government.” .
On the platforms there are cranes from the United States, Canada, Spain, Japan, South Korea, Belarus, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Lebanon, Sweden, Albania, Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Panama, Like a large part of South American countries.
“In Cali, there are athletes from the world who are not sure of their place in the Olympic Games and are looking for the points the event will award in Cali, which guarantees the level that will be present,” Peña told Effie.
new system
The Olympic classification system was changed after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) included a series of amendments proposed by the International Weightlifting Federation, The competitions for this third qualifying period to which the Ibero-American Championship belong are not necessary to obtain a passport for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics..
These changes affect, among other things, the way an athlete qualifies for the Olympics. Since before these amendments, it was the national coach who, in his opinion, chose the best option to go to the match and not necessarily those with the most points..
Likewise, countries with more than twenty cases of doping can only bring a male and female representative to the games; People between the ages of ten and twenty can carry two lifts, both male and female, while the rest of countries may carry up to four male and female athletes.
The eight best lifters in each category from rating From the International Weightlifting Federation and the first five places in each category from rating From every continent. (Dr)
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