The pentathlon is a creation of Valery Fedorenko, the living legend of the world's kettlebell sport (youngest world champion in history)
Valery Fedorenko is a Russian world record kettlebell lifter and coach who founded the World Kettlebell Club in 2006. While competing in Kettlebell lifting, Fedorenko achieved the title of "Honored Master of Sport", which is the sport's highest level of recognized skil.
Stephane Dauvergne, the founding president of IKMF, has received permission from Valery Fedorenko to organize the IKMF World Pentathlon Championships.
Here are the basic mechanics of it
There are 5 disciplines performed in a set order. The 5 disciplines are:
1.Clean
2.Long cycle press (clean and press)
3.Jerk
4.Half snatch
5.Push press
The maximum rep counts are as follows. These are deemed as realistic numbers that can be achieved within the given time constraints and with good form. No additional points are scored for reps over the preset maximum.
The competitors are allowed to choose a maximum of 5 different weights for their kettlebells. Those bells can then be used for whatever discipline they choose. No changing of the weight is allowed once the athlete starts that particular discipline and no setting the weight down until the 6 minutes are up. If the weight is set down whilst there is still time left on the clock, the set is ended but all reps will count up to the point when the bell was placed down. Also, if the competitor hits maximum reps whilst still having time on the clock, the kettlebell will be put down and that competitor will gain additional rest. However, by and large, with correct form and proper judging, this is unlikely to happen.
This continues right up to 72 kg! Intermittent weights such as the 10, 14 and 18 can also be included with the additional values of .25 so a 14 would be worth 1.75
If the competitor performs 100 reps with the 24 kg bell in the half snatch then this is worth 100 (reps) x 3 (points) = 300 points
All five scores are added up in this way to create a total score.
There are currently 3 weight classes each for men and women.
These are
- 2 AGE CATEGORIES
Open class , Veteran 1 ( 40-after 40 years )
Men
Women
This article hasn’t the space to go into the detail of all the disciplines required but here is a brief description including details of what the official will be looking for in each lift.
The Clean
The kettlebell is cleaned to the rack position.
The judge will want to see
The clean and press
The kettlebell is cleaned to the rack position and then pressed overhead
.The judge will want to see
Jerk
From the racked position, the knees are dipped and then straightened to drive up the kettlebell before catching the kettlebell at the top of the movement with a second dip of the knees. You then straighten the legs to complete the rep.
The judge will want to see
Half snatch
Unlike the full snatch movement, the half snatch is lowered from the overhead position to the rack position before lowering for a back swing into another rep.
The judge will want to see
Push press
From the rack position, you dip your knees and drive the bell up to the overhead position. Your heels must stay in contact with the floor.
The judge will want to see
doping is prohibited at IKMF, all athletes tested positive for an anti-doping test will be severely punished or banned from IKMF.