2026 Meets
Month Date Meet Name Meet Location Meet Director Contact Entry Form/Information
April 17-19 Polish Cup Raw Deadlift Poland Krzysztof Chowaniak wpcpolandpowerlifting@gmail.com
April 18-19 WPC French Nationals France Didier Theux wpc.france@gmail.com
April 25 APF Hardcore Barbell Invitational Baton Rouge, LA Garry Frank 225-453-6073 Meet Info / Entry Form
April 25 CAPO Anzac Day International Melbourne Australia Ange Galati CAPO AU Website
April 25 Iron Ison Durban South Africa WPC South Africa WPC SA website
May 2 WPC Canada East Raw, Classic Raw & Equipped Nationals Ontario Canada John Dietrich/Darryl Burns jdietrich.wpccp@gmail.com
May 2-3 WPC Sanctioned AWPC SA Nationals Cape Town South Africa WPC South Africa WPC SA website
May 7-10 APF-AAPF Nationals Ogden, UT Doug Van Tassell apfutahcomps@gmail.com Meet Info / Online Registration
May 9 APF Barbell 4:13 Open Classic PL Meet North Aurora IL Matt Minuth matt.minuth@gmail.com Meet Info / Entry Form: PDF, Word
May 9 Showdown Series VIII Powerlifting Breitenbach Switzerland Cina Serge cina@powerlifting.ch
May 16 APF/AAPF Strength Inspires Push/Pull Charity Meet Lombard IL Stacy Hawkins apfillinois@gmail.com Meet Info / Online Registration
May 16-17 WPC Belarusian National Championship Belarus zubr.by@mail.ru Belarus
May 22-24 Polish Championships Raw and EQ Bench Press Poland Krzysztof Chowaniak wpcpolandpowerlifting@gmail.com
June 1-6 WPC/AWPC European Championship Ireland Shane Brodie shane.brodie@yahoo.ie Meet Info; Team Entry: PDF, Word; Entry Form: PDF, Word
June 20 APF-AAPF Strength & Fitness Fest Pocatello, ID Iron Dynasty Gym j.chase.bb@gmail.com Online Registration
June 20-21 WPC Sanctioned WPC SA Nationals Durban South Africa Onomo Hotel WPC South Africa WPC SA website
July 3-5 Polish Championships Raw Deadlift Poland Krzysztof Chowaniak wpcpolandpowerlifting@gmail.com
July 8-14 A/BPU British Full Power Championships 2026 Pendulum Hotel and Conference Centre, Sackville Street, Manchester, UK Emma & Kalle Ylitalo James emma@britishpowerliftingunion.co.uk Meet Info; FB Event Page
July 11 2026 A.P.F. Summer Heat Push/Pull Meet West Lafayette, OH John Blackstone blackstonesgym@gmail.com Meet Info / Entry Form: PDF, Word
July 11 Pride of Power Layton, UT Doug Van Tassell office@lionspridebarbell.com
July 25 APF-AAPF River Rumble 6 Terre Haute, IN Andrew Ponsler westindybarbell@gmail.com
July APF-AAPF Summer Bash Lombard, IL Stacy Hawkins apfillinois@gmail.com
August 6-9 CAPO Australian Powerlifting Championships Australia Henry Day/Andrea Sterns CAPO AU Website
August 26 Battle of the Boyne Boyneside Gym, Drogheda, Ireland
August 29 Empress of Iron Women Only Benoni South Africa Iron Empire WPC SA website
August TBD APF Maine State Bench Press Westbrooke ME Matt Israelson dynamaxx21@gmail.com
August APF-AAPF Bench Bash Royal Oak MI Art Little artlift3@gmail.com
September 3 The Iron Chest Bench Only Capetown South Africa Bohemian Barracks WPC SA website
September 3-5 AWPC -WPC World Cup Hilton Garden Inn, Idaho Falls, ID Linda Higgins snakeriverpl@cs.com
September 9-14 AWPC World Championships Pendulum Hotel and Conference Centre, Manchester, M1 3BB Emma & Kalle Ylitalo James emma@britishpowerliftingunion.co.uk Meet Info; FB Event Page; Official Web Page; Country Entry Form: PDF, Word
September 12 Ange Galati Oceania Bench Press Classic Victoria Australia Ange Galati CAPO AU Website
September 24-27 WPC Sanctioned African Championships Durban South Africa Onomo Hotel WPC South Africa WPC SA website
October 1-4 Polish Championships Classic Raw & Raw Powerlifting Poland Krzysztof Chowaniak wpcpolandpowerlifting@gmail.com
October 3 SB/DC Capetown South Africa Bohemian Barracks WPC SA website
October 10 Arizona Monster Mash Peoria, AZ Timothy and Heather Sparkes Diehardheather@gmail.com Online Registration
October 17 Conquer Port Elizabeth South Africa WPC South Africa WPC SA website
October 17 Showdown Series IX Bench Press Sierre Switzerland Cina Serge cina@powerlifting.ch
October 24 Slummies Clash East London South Africa WPC South Africa WPC SA website
October 24 Steel Rebellion Benoni South Africa Iron Empire WPC SA website
October 24-25 A/BPU SuperMasters Challenge & United Kingdom Powerlifting Games FITEXPO, Coventry Emma Ylitalo James emma@britishpowerliftingunion.co.uk Meet Info
October 24-25 WPC Belarusian National Cup Belarus zubr.by@mail.ru Belarus
October APF-AAPF Beast of the Bench Press/Rise of the Deadlift Lombard IL Stacy Hawkins apfillinois@gmail.com
November 16-20 2026 WPC World Championships Baton Rouge, LA Garry Frank & Amy Jackson amyljackson@aol.com Country Invite; Country Team Roster; Sponsor Info; Hotel Reservation
November 21 APF-AAPF Thankslifting Meet 8 Indianapolis, IN Andrew Ponsler westindybarbell@gmail.com
November 21 Iron Gladiators Hillcrest South Africa The Natural Way Gym WPC SA website
November 29 APF Pillars of Strength Mamou, LA Garry Frank 225-453-6073 Meet Info / Entry Form
December 5 APF/AAPF Rick Lawrence Southern States Memorial Meet Tarpon Springs, FL Amy Jackson amyljackson@aol.com; 630-896-7309 Meet Info / Entry Form
December 5 CAPO Annual Deadlift Challenge Australia Andrea Sterns CAPO AU Website
December 5 IPO AIPO Combined Walkout Wars Limerick Ireland Shane Brodie shane.brodie@yahoo.ie
December 12 Arizona Christmas Classic Peoria, AZ Timothy and Heather Sparkes diehardheather@gmail.com Online Registration
December 12 Holiday Havoc Layton, UT Doug Van Tassell office@lionspridebarbell.com
December 19 Sleigh the Bar Hillcrest South Africa The Natural Way Gym WPC SA website
December 19-20 Polish Championships Raw Bench Press Poland Krzysztof Chowaniak wpcpolandpowerlifting@gmail.com
December APF-AAPF Toys for Tots Royal Oak, MI Art Little artlift3@gmail.com
December APF-AAPF Winter Power Challenge Lombard IL Stacy Hawkins apfillinois@gmail.com
2027 Meets
Month Date Meet Name Meet Location Meet Director Contact Entry Form/Information
May 2027 APF-AAPF National Championships Big Dog Barbell, Atlanta, GA Catalina Duran catalina.duranbdb@gmail.com
June AWPC-WPC European Championships Italy ser.lucone@gmail.com wpcitalia.com
August 2027 AWPC World Championships IL Stacy Hawkins & Eric Stone apfillinois@gmail.com
November WPC World Championships Poland wpcpolandpowerlifting@gmail.com