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POWERLIFTING AUSTRALIA’S 2021 ANTI-DOPING POLICY

POWERLIFTING AUSTRALIA’S 2021 ANTI-DOPING POLICY IN FORCE NOW

Powerlifting Australia has from 1st January had in force a new Anti-Doping Policy. This is the Australian National Anti-Doping Policy, which can be found on the Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) website.

All Powerlifting Australia members, including lifters, coaches, referees and officials, are bound by these rules, as may be contracted support personnel or employees.

It is important that all members understand their obligations under the new Policy. Changes in 2021 include a new anti-doping rule violation of Retaliation, a category of lower level athletes and flexibility in sanctioning for certain levels of athletes or participants. Also note that the Powerlifting Australia Australian Championships have been included in the SIA list of “Declared Sporting Events or Competitions” which helps to define National level athletes in the sport of Powerlifting.

Further information can be found at SIA’s website. Also keep watching Powerlifting Australia’s “Drug Free Sport” and “Sanctions” pages for information on Powerlifting Australia’s anti-doping programme.

For more details, check out PA news page through link in bio.

2020 OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS WRAP UP The multi-venu

2020 OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS WRAP UP

The multi-venue Oceania Championships have come to a conclusion, with the Nauru division the final piece in the jigsaw puzzle for the delayed 2020 event. The Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Auckland divisions had gone off without a hitch just prior, with 130 lifters from 8 nations putting up some stellar performances. Australia took out both team titles, with 80 points in each of the Men’s and Women’s accounting for runners up New Zealand and Nauru. Top Aussie performances included –

• Nolene Kingi setting an Australian Record Total at 100+kg with 549kg
• 461kg by Isabella Thomson at 72kg, accounting for arch-rival Megan Reed’s 450kg
• no less than three World Junior Deadlift Records in a row, at 48, 53 and 58kg from Ellescia Phung, Olivia Zhang and Alison Lau with 152kg, 161kg and 181kg.

However the absolute top marks came from the Pacific, with Karlina Tongotea obliterating the World Record with a monumental 533kg at 72kg. and Riria Ropati slicing the 100+ kg Total record via 599kg. Then Bob Adam of Nauru took out the longstanding 94kg Squat World record with 304kg, while Stanley Cocker, a light Super at 134kg, Total’d an impressive 916kg.

Can this be topped? We’ll see at the 2021 Oceania Championships, not that far away, set for next November in Whangarei, New Zealand.

2020 AUSTRALIAN RANKINGS OUT NOW 2020 was a year

2020 AUSTRALIAN RANKINGS OUT NOW

2020 was a year of challenge but Powerlifting Australia’s top lifters came through with outstanding performances across the board. The 2020 PA annual rankings are now up.

No 1s overall were –

Wendy Chan 380kg @ 48kg, the one and only 600 pointer, way out in front in the Women’s Powerlifting

Cameron McKenzie 872kg @ 120kg just held off the new force of Nicholai Cushing 829kg @ 104kg in Men’s Powerlifting but the writing is on the wall

Top Benchers were heavyweights Hani Watson, a neat 130kg in the Women’s and Sane Faatoe 235kg in the Men’s.

To check the Top 10 per class and age group, click link in bio.

OCEANIAS GO OVER BIG IN MELBOURNE, AUCKLAND AND ….SRI LANKA. The first divisions of the multi-venue Oceania Championships went off without a hitch and soon the Nauru section will complete a stellar event. Sri Lanka legend Ru Paul lifted in Melbourne and national television soon spread the word about his and World Powerlifting’s achievements to an audience of 5 million. Brush up on your Sinhalese and click on the video to watch the broadcast.

Stand by for the full Oceanias results after Nauru lifts February 13 --streaming at worldpowerlifting.com

OCEANIAS AUSTRALIA GO OFF WELL The multi-venue’

OCEANIAS AUSTRALIA GO OFF WELL

The multi-venue’d Oceania Championships completed it’s Australian divisions last weekend. Perth got in a few hours before lockdown and Sydney and Melbourne went off without a hitch. Top performances from Australians included –

549kg AR Total @ 100+kg Nolene Kingi

461kg @ 72kg Total by Isabella Thomson, ahead of arch rival Megan Reed 450kg

World Junior Deadlift records from Olivia Zhang 161kg @ 53kg and Alison Lau 181kg @ 58kg

740kg @ 85kg by NZer Josh Tukua in Melbourne.

News from New Zealand includes big WR Totals by Karlina Tongotea 533kg @ 72kg and Riria Ropata 599kg @ 100+kg, while Stanley Cocker went 916kg as a light 134kg Super. Full results for the Oceanias will be out soon after Nauru lifts on 13 February.

Streaming replays are still available on PA home page. Link in bio.

TAS TV BOOSTS THE OCEANIAS. Effervescent Taswegian

TAS TV BOOSTS THE OCEANIAS. Effervescent Taswegian Matthew McKay is leading the Tasmanian squadron to the Oceania Championships in Melbourne on January 30/31. This was a natural for television in the southern State and the Raw Strength Hobart club was featured on prime time news this week.

The Oceanias entries have closed and all is being finalized for the Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Auckland and Nauru venues. Stand by for details of streaming on PA and World Powerlifting media.

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