2026 Meets
Month Date Meet Name Meet Location Meet Director Contact Entry Form/Information
October 17 APF-AAPF Halloween Haul Taylor, MI Garrin Clark -Stacia Proefrock events@f3fitness.com Meet Info / Online Registration; 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 17-18 AWPC Paimio Power Weekend Paimio Finland Kalle Ylitalo James & Mario Jokipalo mariajokipalo@icloud.com
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
November 14 2026 APF Big Dog Classic Push/Pull Meet West Lafayette, Ohio John Blackstone blackstonesgym@gmail.com , (740) 502-4964 Meet Info / Entry Form: PDF, Word
November 14 APF-AAPF Thanksgiving Throwdown Pocatello, ID IronDynasty Gym j.chase.bb@gmail.com Online Registration
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; Team Apparel
November 21 APF-AAPF Thankslifting Meet 8 Indianapolis, IN Andrew Ponsler westindybarbell@gmail.com Meet Info / Online Registration
November 21 Iron Gladiators Hillcrest South Africa The Natural Way Gym WPC SA website
November 28-29 WPC/AWPC Moscow World Cup 2026 Moscow Yuriy Ustinov +79189470462, wpcwpo@gmail.com Meet Poster
December 5 APF/AAPF Rick Lawrence Southern States Memorial Meet Fort Meade, 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 13 APF-AAPF Winter Power Challenge Lombard IL APF-Illinois apfillinois@gmail.com Online Registration
December 19 Yuletide Throwdown Mount Washington, KY Charles Heller 815-370-2695, Thebluebarllc@gmail.com Online Registration; Meet Info / Entry Form; Meet Flyer
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
2027 Meets
Month Date Meet Name Meet Location Meet Director Contact Entry Form/Information
February 13 Empire Rising Joburg Zane Ison wpcsazane@gmail.com
February 27 Iron Ison Full Power Richards Bay, KZN Zane Ison wpcsazane@gmail.com
March 6 Iron Maiden Western Cape Zane Ison wpcsazane@gmail.com
March 13 Big Dog Barbell Georgia State Meet Alpharetta, GA Catalina Duran 770-561-5639, catalina.duran.bdb@gmail.com Meet Info / Entry Form: PDF; Word
March 13 APF 11th Annual Women's Powerlifting Championships Westbrooke ME Matt Israelson dynamaxx21@gmail.com
March 20 Slummies Strength Showdown East London Zane Ison wpcsazane@gmail.com
March 20 TNW Clash Durban, KZN Zane Ison wpcsazane@gmail.com
March AAPF-APF Snake River PL, BP, DL Championships Idaho Falls, ID Linda Higgins snakeriverpl@cs.com, 208-521-3434
April 10 The 041 Port Elizabeth Zane Ison wpcsazane@gmail.com
April 10 Battle of the Barracks Western Cape Zane Ison wpcsazane@gmail.com
April 17 Clash of the Empire Joburg Zane Ison wpcsazane@gmail.com
May 8 Tripple Threat Richards Bay, KZN Zane Ison wpcsazane@gmail.com
May 2027 APF-AAPF National Championships Big Dog Barbell, Atlanta, GA Catalina Duran catalina.duranbdb@gmail.com
June 9-13 AWPC-WPC European Championships Catania, Italy ser.lucone@gmail.com wpcitalia.com; Meet Info
June 19 APF-AAPF Strength & Fitness Fest Pocatello, ID Iron Dynasty Gym j.chase.bb@gmail.com
WPC / AWPC National Championships Durban, KZN Zane Ison wpcsazane@gmail.com
August 7 Iron Awakening Western Cape Zane Ison wpcsazane@gmail.com
August 7 Iron Ison Ladies Richards Bay, KZN Zane Ison wpcsazane@gmail.com
August 14 APF 11th Annual Women's Powerlifting Championships Westbrooke ME Matt Israelson dynamaxx21@gmail.com
August 2027 AWPC World Championships IL Stacy Hawkins & Eric Stone apfillinois@gmail.com
August 28 Iron Legions Joburg Zane Ison wpcsazane@gmail.com
September 4 Iron Chest Western Cape Zane Ison wpcsazane@gmail.com
September 4-6 AWPC-WPC World Cup Idaho Falls, ID Linda Higgins snakeriverpl@cs.com, 208-521-3434
October 1-10 World Championships 2027 Poland Krzysztof Chowaniak wpcpolandpowerlifting@gmail.com
October 23 Bar Loaded Port Elizabeth Zane Ison wpcsazane@gmail.com
October 23 Steel Rebellion Joburg Zane Ison wpcsazane@gmail.com
November 6 Slummies Clash East London Zane Ison wpcsazane@gmail.com
November 20 Iron Gladiators Durban, KZN
Zane Ison wpcsazane@gmail.com
November 20 SB/DC Western Cape Zane Ison wpcsazane@gmail.com
November African Congress South Africa Zane Ison wpcsazane@gmail.com
December 4 Sleigh the Bar Joburg Zane Ison wpcsazane@gmail.com
December 4 Deadlifts & Donuts Western Cape Zane Ison wpcsazane@gmail.com