2021 Philly Lift-Off

3500 Scotts Lane ,Philadelphia PA 19129

22 May, 2021

Description

A USAW sanctioned event Saturday And Sunday , May 22nd and 23rd WELCOME to the 2021 Philly Lift-off! Brought to you by Kilodelphia Barbell!This Meet is a sanctioned USA Weightlifting meet in East Falls, Philadelphia. This event will be a two day event, running smaller than our usual events. We are excited to run the second meet in Philly post COVID and feel our facility is one that will provide you with as much comfort as one can during these times. We had a ton of success in the fall and had no incidence with cross contamination of COVID. We will be allowing spectators at this event but will be charging an entrance fee. Due to on-going Covid-19 issues, we will be running a lower number of athletes through the day. We will be caping this event at 60 lifters per day. This event is open all divisions. Medals will be awarded for youth and then by weight category. Junior and masters athletes are of course welcome. Masters will receive medals by equation. Schedule: The final schedule will be posted closer to the event but we will tentatively be running 5 sessions every 2 hours. *We reserve the right to close individual sessions and/ or change times of sessions as we deem necessary to run a successful meet. Venue: * local meet With national competition feel * designated warm up area with no spectator access * low lifter to warm up platform ratio (9+ warm up platforms) * screen in warm up area with session start list to limit coach and athlete separation * electronic light system for judges Covid -19: We will be taking the following steps to insure the highest level of safety we can provide (full directions for the event will be sent out closer to the event. * Masks are required at all times other than on the platform. *Warm-up area will have a platform for each lifter. Sessions will NOT overlap in the warm-up area. There will be a break between each session where we will disinfect the warm-u[p platforms. Our warm-up room has multiple garage doors to provide adequate air flow to aid in keeping lifters as safe as can be *Each athlete can bring three support people to the event at no charge. *There are no refunds for this event so please be sure you can attend before you sign up. Tickets are transferable! Apparel: A weightlifting singlet is required for all lifters (except novice lifters). Novice Lifters can use tight spandex shorts and a tight fitting collarless t-shirt instead of a singlet on SUNDAY. Here are the official guidelines: http://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2015/01/141231-IWF-Guideline-for-Outfit.pdf A valid USA Weightlifting membership is required to compete in this meet . If you don’t have a USAW membership yet you can get one here: https://webpoint.usaweightlifting.org/wp/Memberships/Join.wp