Topic: USAW posting 1-kilo meets wrong

[Roger Sadecki]

It has come to my attention that domestic sanctioned meets that are run on the one-kilo increment are being entered into the USAW database in the next lower 2.5 kg increment. I have been told that this will be done that way until December 2005 starting with the American Open. The only exception will be international competitions such as junior worlds, pan am, etc.

 

I think that LWC events or any other domestic event that is run in one-kilo increments be recorded exactly as shown on the meet results. What purpose is served to have local events reduced to the next lower 2.5 kg but have international events as is? Any one looking up these events see completely bogus numbers and extremely inaccurate data. Someone participating in such an event and especially setting a LWC or state record looking up the result in some future year will be flabbergasted to learn no such record was done. There are many other problems that surface when such manipulation of data occur.

 

For instance a lifter that does 102-152-254 is credited by USAW with 100-150-250; a difference of 4 kg! Now lets say that lifter just beat another lifter who weighs less that did 102-151-253. Under USAW’s manipulation both lifters total 250 and the lighter lifter wins! A change of place!

 

Also this can create a dilemma in competitions. You may need a certain weight to win a competition but need something else to qualify for a national event because you are reduced up to 4 kg. One is forced to think in terms of two systems. Very complicating.

 

Why did the BOD go against the IWF grain on this rule but insist on following other IWF rules even when they were still being proposed? Why are local meets being penalized for moving forward? USA masters tell me that all masters meets are going one-kilo including the American masters in November.

 

Hopefully USAW will reconsider the way they are handling domestic one-kilo meets.