1. EVENT:

Tirana Throwdown 2023 is the first and largest event of this type that takes place in the territory of the Republic of Albania. The event will take place in the fields of "Football Republic", in Barbas, Tirana. In its first edition, Tirana Throwdown will be held on May 19-20-21, where respectively on May 19 the opening of the event and the workout briefing will take place, while on May 20 and 21, the competitions will take place divided into 5 workouts in total, including the final race.

2. REGISTRATIONS:

Registration for all participating athletes will open on March 04, 2023 and will be done through the Reventy platform (reventy.com). Registrations will last until May 10, 2023, at 12:00. Also, the organizers of Tirana Throwdown reserve the right to close the registrations even before this deadline, if the maximum number of participating athletes is met.

To be part of the TIRANA THROWDOWN, each athlete must:

• To have reached the age of 18 on the date of the start of the event.
• To have paid the fee of 30 euros for participation in the event by May 10, 2023.
• To meet the participation standards for each category
• To have signed the Declaration of Release from Responsibility together with the Privacy rules.

Registration fees are non-refundable for any reason and registrations are not transferable to any other person for any reason.

3. CATEGORIES:

In Tirana Throwdown, athletes will compete in 5 categories, specifically:

• ELITE FEMALE category
• ELITE MEN category
• SCALED FEMALE category
• SCALED MEN category
• MASTER category 39+ MEN

4. NO-ACCEPTANCE CLAUSE:

The organizers of the event reserve the indisputable and non-appealable right to accept or reject the registration of an athlete if the rules established by them are violated.

5. STANDARDS OF CATEGORIES::

To compete in each of the 5 categories, athletes must meet the main standards that each of these categories has, specifically:

 

 

ELITE:

WOMEN                                               MEN

Snatch 55 kg                                        Snatch 80 kg
Clean & Jerk 65 kg                                Clean & Jerk 100 kg
Double Dumbell 15 kg                           Double Dumbell 22.5 kg
Double Unders                                      Double Unders                         
Chest to Bar Pull Ups                             Muscle Ups                              
HSPU                                                    HS Walk                                   
Toes to Bar                                           Toes to Bar      
Rope Climbs                                          Rope Climbs

 

SCALED:

WOMEN                                               MEN

Snatch 25 kg                                        Snatch 40 kg
Clean & Jerk 40 kg                                Clean & Jerk 55 kg
Deadlift 60 kg                                        Deadlift 100 kg
Double Dumbell 10 kg                           Double Dumbell 15 kg
Single Unders                                        Single Unders                           
Pull Ups                                                Pull Ups                                   
Push Ups                                              Push Ups                                 
Knees To Elbow                                     Toes to Bar                                                                  

 

MASTER 39+ MEN:

Snatch 40 kg                                         Double Unders
Clean & Jerk 55 kg                                 Pull Ups
Deadlift 100 kg                                     Push Ups
Double Dumbell 15 kg                           Toes to Bar                                                                                                                                                                              

                                   

6. CHECK-IN:

All athletes must check-in at the place where the event will take place, on Friday 19.05.2023, from 18:00-20:00 according to the local time of Albania. The briefing will take place from 20:15-21:15.

If an athlete misses check-in, then he will have the last chance to check-in on Saturday, 20.05.2023, between 07:00-07:45 and there will not be a second chance for briefing.

At the time of check-in, the athlete must have a printed copy with him

 

 

7. THE RACE

The race will be divided into 2 days, namely the first day will have 2 workouts and the second day will have 3 workouts, where the last workout will be the final.

The starting time of each battery and the participants in each of them will be announced to the athletes a few days before the competition. It is the personal responsibility of the athletes to be at the venue of the event at the designated time to start the competition. If they are not there in time for any reason, then they cannot compete in another battery at another time.

At the end of the first day of competition, the batteries for the second day will change based on the performance of the athletes and each of the athletes will be notified in advance of the time at which their battery will compete.

At the end of each race, the participating athletes will be scored, where the athlete who came first in a workout will receive 1 point, the athlete who came second will receive 2 points and so on.

At the end of the 4 workouts, the final points will be collected, where the 10 athletes ranked first for each category will be part of the final competition.

In the final race, the points will have a double value, where the athlete who takes the first place will be evaluated with 2 points, the athlete who takes the second place will be evaluated with 4 points and so on.

The points obtained during the final will be added to the points obtained in the previous 4 stages, where at the end, the winner will be announced. 

In the event of a tie between two or more athletes during the event, the following tie policy applies:

First, it will be taken into consideration which athlete is ranked first most often. The one with the most rankings in the first place will be declared the winner. If there is still a tie, it will be examined how many times each athlete has been ranked second, and if there is still a tie, we move on to ranking third, fourth and so on.

If after all these steps, the athletes are tied again, the ranking in the final race will be taken into consideration.

8. RULES OF CONDUCT AND JUDGES' DECISIONS:

The Tirana Throwdown Referee Team has the final authority on all requests and complaints that athletes may have.

The HEAD JUDGE is the figure entrusted with the management of the EVENT and is the subject of reference for any question regarding the Workouts. Judges are trained and skilled in managing any situation during the competition. Each battery shall have its own leader, who may be the leader of the umpires or another person designated by him, and has the authority to directly interfere with the judgment of an umpire by overturning or affirming a decision of the umpire.

Athletes must agree to behave fairly and by applying the universal principles of fair play: manipulations and attempts to cheat, disturbing or disruptive behavior to the smooth running of the event, violent and insulting comments, or any other behavior intended to offend, hurt or damage the image of the event or the participants in this event will be punished by the leader of the race up to exclusion from the race. They may also be penalized in the classification for all unsportsmanlike conduct and any possible attitude intended to harm the event organizers, participants, sponsors, spectators and others present or to prevent other competitors from participating in the competition in fair and correct way.

The organizers also reserve the right to pursue any possible case for any possible compensation of damages.

9. COMPLAINTS OF ATHLETES

Only athletes have the right to submit an appeal during competitions, within two hours of the end of their battery, and only after paying an appeal fee of 30 euros. The necessary condition for the review of the Complaint is the completion of the relevant form.

If the outcome of the appeal is in favor of the athlete, he will be reimbursed. The Chief Judge reserves the right to reject a request and all his decisions are final, with no right of further appeal.

Tirana Throwdown will not accept any request two hours after the end of the relevant battery.

Videos, photos, phone recordings or any other media will NOT constitute a basis for changing or modifying the judge's decision or result. The head judge can only use the footage that will be provided by the organizers of the event.

Attendees (spectators, athletes, coaches, etc.) are not allowed to use drones during the event for any reason.

The following are examples of events or actions that an athlete may appeal (counting, data errors or equipment failures) but do not represent an exhaustive list:

• Inconsistency of the data of the result sheet with the final table
• Error in counting correct repetitions (eg total number of repetitions)
• Inconsistency or error in uploading results
• Equipment or monitor failure that was not the athlete's responsibility
• Error in directing the sequence of exercises by the judge
• Action by an athlete or other person that impeded his progress

The following are examples of events or actions that an athlete may not appeal, but do not represent an exhaustive list:

• Squats
• Direction of hips, knees and arms
• Stabilizing the weights in the overhead position

Notes::
Some typical moves may qualify for review; for example, rope climb or handstand walk.Due to the extended time required to complete a rep compared to other faster movements (eg, squat or push press reps), complaints involving a questionable "no rep" can and should be are taken into account in these cases.

In practice, athletes cannot file a complaint against another competing athlete. However, gross errors brought to the attention of the judging team may be investigated in the interest of the fair running of the event.

 

10. ACCESS TO THE FIELD:

Only the athlete, one coach per gym, referees, volunteers and competition organizers have access to the competition field following safety protocols.

Fans can only enter the areas dedicated to sponsors and the central stand, always outside the security perimeter.

The warm-up area, according to the entry rules, can be accessed by athletes in accordance with the protocols, at the times and in the ways established, according to the competition calendar, 20 minutes before the start of the battery in which the athlete participates.

11. DRUG POLICY

Athletes disqualified from any other competition for use of performance-enhancing drugs are not permitted to participate in the Tirana Throwdown while their ban is in effect.

In addition, Tirana Throwdown has the right to cooperate with international anti-doping organizations if requested. Also if required, athletes participating in the event will have to cooperate by participating in drug testing programs. If an athlete avoids, refuses or fails to submit to a drug test, then Tirana Throwdown has the right to exclude him from the event.

12. WINNERS PRIZES

Tirana Throwdown will distribute a large number of prizes that go up to the value of 12,000 Euros.

13. PRIVACY POLICY:

Regarding the processing of personal data, Tirana Throwdown emphasizes that the athletes' personal data will be processed for purposes strictly related to the event. This data will be subject to dissemination in any form of its own images or videos taken on the website, youtube, facebook, instagram, twitter, printed and/or in any other medium.

Tirana Throwdown will use the email addresses of registered athletes to send email newsletters only. Mails of registered athletes will not be given to third parties. All athlete mails are kept on the Tirana Throwdown servers indefinitely.

14. LAST

Tirana Throwdown is not responsible if the Albanian state or local or international authorities require that the event be postponed or canceled as a result of a Force Majeure event (including, but not limited to, natural disasters, epidemics, etc.). If the Albanian state or competent authorities request that the event not take place for any reason, a new date will be set by Tirana Throwdown at the same or another location. Athletes' participation will be automatically transferred to the new date and both athletes and spectators will not have to pay any additional fees.

TiranaThrowdown is not responsible for any fees that may be incurred by athletes and/or spectators for costs to third parties (including, but not limited to, hotels, airline tickets, cruises, etc.).