AGM 2018
Each year at the AGM rules
changes are suggested and voted on.
Due to the different languages the proposed
rules changes are not always understood.
Rules changes that are suggested at the AGM
each year will be confirmed by email by all country representatives before the
changes are made permanent.
Below is the 2018 AGM with
suggested rules changes.
Each one has been examined with time to
consider and the results are listed.
Minutes of meeting
World Championship GP A 2018
Ukraine , Kyiv 2-4 N o v em b e r 2 0 1 8
Head of the minutes of meeting — Bohdan Vorobei
Secretary of the minutes of meeting - Hamarnyk Ihor
Participants:
Representatives of countries-participants, present at
the Minutes of Meeting:
Turkey, Georgia, Ukraine, Peru, India, Finland,
Bulgaria.
The agenda is as follows:
The following countries-participants, would like to have
representatives of GPA in
their countries: Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Belorussia and
Latvia.
Discuss following questions:
1. European Championship 2019. Applicants for the
competition.
President of the European GPA offered to the representative
of Georgia to held the
European Championship in Georgia.
It was agreed to held the European Championship in the
beginning of May, 2019.
“The representatives of Georgia
and Turkey have decided to have the 2019 European championships in Turkey.
It is approved.”
All countries voted with one voice.
2. The following suggestions were made to make changes to
the rules.
2.1. Make usage of high socks (gaiters) during Deadlifts
obligatory. This
implementation will protect athletes’ shins from injuries
while deadlifting.
Moreover, i t’s crutial for the athlete’s hygiene and
prevention of possible infections.
“It is approved”
All countries voted with one voice.
2.2. Allow usage of belt with soft padding at the back and
two loops. Such belts
d o n ’t influence the results, they ’re rather for athlete
’s convenience. The
requirements, considering belt height will be the same (10
cm), the
thickness w o n ’t be measured.
“It is not approved, the rules will remain as it is”
All countries voted with one voice.
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2.3. Implement “ side judge signal for the front judge ” .
Such implementation
will improve athlete’s performance, as side judge s see
when the athlete is
ready to perform the exercise (meaning, that he ’s /she’s
in the right
position). Therefore, i t ’s offered, that the side judges
give the signal to the
front judge , when the athlete is ready to perform the
movement, and after
that the front judge gives the command to the athlete.
“This rule changes is not
approved.
It is too ambigious.”
All countries voted with one voice.
2.4. Implement “Start” command for the division of equipped
Bench Press.
Countries voted for the suggestion - 2
(Ukraine, Bulgaria)
Countries voted against the suggestion - 4 (Turkey,
Georgia, Peru, India)
Abstained from voting - 1 (Finland)
“This rule already exists in the IPO”
2.5. Forbid “ front-back” movement while Bench Press
attempts.
“This rule already exists in the GPA/IPO”
All countries voted with one voice.
3. The mentioned above implementations were made by the
President of
European GPA and President o f Ukrainian GPA. Other
countries didn’t have
any suggestions.
H e ad o f th e M in u te s o f M e e t in g
(P re s id e
n t o f E u ro p e a n G PA )
Secretary of the Minutes of Meeting
President of the GPA in Ukraine
Representative of Turkey
Representative of Georgia
Representative of Peru
Representative of India
Representative of Finland
Representative of Bulgaria