OVERVIEW
Powerlifting competitions will be held on one days. Participants with physical disabilities will be able to register for this event.

DATES
• Saturday 29 July 2006 (for the weigh-in)
• Sunday 30 July 2006

SANCTIONED BY
This event is not sanctioned. Results will be approved by the Outgames organising committee.

AFFILIATION
No affiliation is required for this discipline.

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

• Mr. Benoît De Guire, Sport Coordinator
• Mr. Marcel Saint-Laurent, Competition Director
• Mrs. Diane Roy, Technical and Registration Director

DRUG TESTING
Participants in Powerlifting competitions may be asked to submit to drug testing. Any such testing would be administered in accordance with the rules and policies of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sports (CCES), the approved agency in Canada for testing and analysis.

The Centre's website (www.cces.ca) provides complete information on testing, banned substances, and on athletes' rights and responsibilities. The site also provides many free publications for athletes, including: Doping Control Procedures - The Athlete’s Guide, Drug Classification Booklet, A Guide to Drug-Free Sport, and Medications Guide Wallet.

MONTREAL 2006 ANTI DOPING POLICY
To know the1st World Outgames Montréal 2006 policy on antidoping policy, please click here.

RULES
This event will take place under the 1st Outgames organising committee rules.

Click here for the general rules »»

SCORES and NOTATION 
Scores will be based upon the three lifts and calculated for each participant, according Schwartz formula for men and Malone formula for women The International Powerlifthing Federation (IFP) web site has completed technical information.

COMPETITION FORMAT
Competitions will be held on Sunday 30 July 2006. Athletes, coaches and assitants will sign in on the afternoon of Saturday 29 July 2006 after which a technical information session will be held.

The three lifts to be performed are:

1. Squat
2. Bench Press
3. Deadlift

Athletes may register in only one of the following divisions :

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

July 29th 2006
Athletes weigh-in
Information session with the Competition Director

July 30th 2006

	9:00 to 12:00	Junior Women Open Women Master 1 Women Master 2 Women
	13:00 to 17:00	Male and female athletes with physical disabilities Junior Men Open Men
	18:00 to 21:00	Master 1 Men Master 2 Men

Note: The detailed schedule will be available after the closing registration.

REFEREES AND OFFICIALS
Information available soon.

ACCREDITATION
During the accreditation, participants from Canada will be required to show government-issued identification with a photo. For athletes from all other countries, a passport will be the preferred form of identification. Furthermore, every participant will be required to provide his or her participant number.

Main Accreditation Centre (Salle 220C Hall Viger)
Volunteers
20 to 23 July	08:00 to 18:00	Palais des congrès de Montréal
Participants - Conference
24 to 28 July	08:00 to 20:00	Palais des congrès de Montréal
Participants - Sport and Culture
27 and 28 July	08:00 to 20:00	Palais des congrès de Montréal
29 July	08:00 to 18:00	Palais des congrès de Montréal
30 July	08:00 to 12:00	Palais des congrès de Montréal

Late Accreditation (Limited Services)
30 July to 5 août	08:00 to 18:00	Olympic Stadium (rotonde)
30 July to 3 août	08:00 to 18:00	Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
4 August	08:00 to 14:00	Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
30 July	12:00 to 18:00	Palais des congrès (5e étage)
31 July to 5 August	08:00 to 18:00	Palais des congrès (5e étage)

MEDALS
Every participant in at the 1st World Outgames Montréal 2006 event will receive a participation medal. In recognition of personal achievement in powerlifting, there will also be medals awarded for first, second and third place in each of the divisions listed above. We will also give a first, second and third place best over all for men, women and athletes with physical disabilities categories.

SITE AND TRANSPORTATION

Pro Gym • Serge Moreau (4500 Hochelaga)

Viau

As you exit the metro station, take right on Pierre-DeCoubertin. Turn left on Bennett., than turn left on Hochelaga (the gym is on the corner of the street.).

SERVICES

• Information available soon.
• Locker Rooms
• First Aid

In partnership with the Fédération québécoise des massothérapeutes and Kinatex Sport Physio, the 1st World Outgames is pleased to offer physio and massotherapy services in the following locations:

• Parc Jean-Drapeau
• Centre sportif du Parc olympique
• Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
• Square Viger (massotherapy only)

These services will be available to volunteers and spectators at special rates.

SPORTS COORDINATOR
If you have any questions about Powerlifting, please email us at
powerlifting@montreal2006.org.

REGISTRATION FOLLOW-UP
Visit the statistics page to see an overview of the 1st World Outgames Montréal 2006 participating cities.

REGISTRATION TWO GREAT LATE REGISTRATION FEE OFFERS! Go for the full package or for the à la carte – it’s up to you! Register as an individual or as a team. Bring your friends. Come play for real. The registration period for the 1st World Outgames ends very soon! To be eligible to participate, it is essential that your registration is paid in full.   Please take a few minutes to complete your profile, if needed, and pay your registration online to ensure your place in your selected activity/activities.   Hurry! Time is running out!   FULL REGISTRATION PACKAGE* Sports and Culture   $325 CAD   Full Registration package for Sport and Culture participants includes: One event (sport or culture) Participation at the Opening Ceremony Participation at the Closing Ceremony One métro/bus pass A participation medal Free admission as a spectator to your selected sport/cultural activities Reduced admission fee to all other sports (as a spectator) Participant Souvenir Bag which includes: city and transit maps, official games programme, souvenir poster and Montréal and Québec tourist information brochures Rebate of $100 CAD for the International Conference 20% discount for the games' souvenir book Over a week of friendship, fun and discoveries! *Note : - Subject to change without notice. - Additional sports/cultural activity (maximum 3) at $75 CAD. - Offer valid for new registration. Subject to availability as some   events (sport or culture) may close before the deadline.  I want to register now >>  For more information, please visit the Registration page. À LA CARTE PROMOTION* Sports and Culture   $75 CAD   The À la carte Promotion* for Sport and Culture participants includes: One event (sport or culture) A participation medal Free admission as a spectator to your selected sport/cultural activities Participant Souvenir Bag which includes: city and transit maps, official games programme, souvenir poster and Montréal and Québec tourist information brochures Over a week of friendship, fun and discoveries! *Note : - Subject to change without notice. - Additional sports/cultural activity (maximum 3) at $75 CAD. - Offer valid for new registration. Subject to availability as some   events (sport or culture) may close before the deadline.  I want to register now >>  For more information, please visit the Registration page.