Which statement best describes a No Lift decision?

Which statement best describes a No Lift decision?

• A. The lifter completes the lift, but with a fault
• B. The lifter is allowed a retry
• C. The lift is halted due to equipment failure
• D. No lift

Answer: (D)

A No Lift means the lift did not count toward the lifter’s total because it did not meet the rules. The referees determine that the attempt was invalid for a rule violation or safety issue, so no successful lift is recorded and the weight does not become part of the lifter’s result. It isn’t a granted retry in the moment, and while the lifter still works within the meet’s three-try structure, the No Lift call itself simply marks the attempt as invalid. The other statements mischaracterize the outcome: a lift completed with a fault would still be considered a lift with a fault (and not a No Lift), a retry is not automatically given by declaring No Lift, and equipment failure is handled as a separate circumstance that may halt or reset the attempt rather than being described as No Lift.

A No Lift means the lift did not count toward the lifter’s total because it did not meet the rules. The referees determine that the attempt was invalid for a rule violation or safety issue, so no successful lift is recorded and the weight does not become part of the lifter’s result. It isn’t a granted retry in the moment, and while the lifter still works within the meet’s three-try structure, the No Lift call itself simply marks the attempt as invalid. The other statements mischaracterize the outcome: a lift completed with a fault would still be considered a lift with a fault (and not a No Lift), a retry is not automatically given by declaring No Lift, and equipment failure is handled as a separate circumstance that may halt or reset the attempt rather than being described as No Lift.