The Study Comparing the Changes in the Weight Bar between the Champions of Iraq and the Champions of the World in the Snatch lift

The research aims to know the changes, speed, route, and time of the weight bar during the snatch lift for the Iraqi champions and world champions. The sample of the research included two groups, the world champions group consisted of three weightlifters and the Iraqi group included four weightlifters. The researcher, who is a weightlifter and international referee of this game and attended several international competitions, observed that the angle of the thigh joints plays a big role in the second pull move and the instant speed of the weightlifters, which many of them perform with many mistakes. The increase or decrease of the angle of the thigh corner affects the movement route of the weight and instant speed according to several trainers and experts in the weightlifting field, because this phase has an affect during the lifts and especially the snatch lift. The main trial of the world champions was conducted on 15/3/2017 in the hall of the Iranian national team and on 14/4/2018 in the hall of the Egyptian national team, and the trial of the Iraqi national team was conducted on 17/7/2017.  The researcher used two (Gopro +3) type cameras that were positioned on a 1-meter high base from ground level and on the same level as the wooden table that was 3 meters away. The speed of cameras was 50 photos per second and each weightlifter was given three tries in the snatch lift according to the law of international competition federation in order to record the best possible result. Clear performance superiority by the world champions. 2. The speed of the route of the weight bar in phases D2-D3 was greater for the world champions than the Iraqi champions.