2026 Meets
Month Date Meet Name Meet Location Meet Director Contact Entry Form/Information
July 3-5 Polish Championships Raw Deadlift Poland Krzysztof Chowaniak [email protected]
July 8-14 A/BPU British Full Power Championships 2026 Pendulum Hotel and Conference Centre, Sackville Street, Manchester, UK Emma & Kalle Ylitalo James [email protected] Meet Info; FB Event Page
July 11 2026 A.P.F. Summer Heat Push/Pull Meet West Lafayette, OH John Blackstone [email protected] Meet Info / Entry Form: PDF, Word
July 11 Patriot Power Classic Layton, UT Elise Van Tassell, Doug Van Tassell [email protected] Meet Info / Online Registration
July 25 APF-AAPF River Rumble 6 Terre Haute, IN Andrew Ponsler [email protected] Meet Info / Online Registration
August 6-9 CAPO Australian Powerlifting Championships Australia Henry Day/Andrea Sterns CAPO AU Website
August 16 APF-AAPF Summer Bash Lombard, IL Stacy Hawkins [email protected] Online Registration
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 [email protected]
August APF-AAPF Bench Bash Royal Oak MI Art Little [email protected]
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 [email protected], 208-521-3434 Meet Info / Entry Form, Hotel Reservation; Meet Poster
September 9-14 AWPC World Championships Pendulum Hotel and Conference Centre, Manchester, M1 3BB Emma & Kalle Ylitalo James [email protected] Meet Info; FB Event Page; Official Web Page; Country Entry Form: PDF, Word
September 12 2026 APF/AAPF Ohio State Meet West Lafayette, OH John Blackstone, Wade Butcher (740) 502-4964, [email protected]; (614)-500-1877, [email protected] Meet Info / Entry Form: PDF, Word
September 12 Ange Galati Oceania Bench Press Classic Victoria Australia Ange Galati CAPO AU Website
September 24-27 AWPC/WPC African Congress Powerlifting Championships Durban South Africa Onomo Hotel WPC South Africa WPC SA website; Invitation Letter; Meet Info / Entry Form; Hotel, Meet Schedule, Area Attractions
September 26-27 WPC World Cup Gelendzhik Russia Yuriy Ustinove [email protected]
October 1-4 Polish Championships Classic Raw & Raw Powerlifting Poland Krzysztof Chowaniak [email protected]
October 3 SB/DC Capetown South Africa Bohemian Barracks WPC SA website
October 10 Arizona Monster Mash Peoria, AZ Timothy and Heather Sparkes [email protected] 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 [email protected]
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 [email protected] Meet Info
October 24-25 WPC Belarusian National Cup Belarus [email protected] Belarus
October APF-AAPF Beast of the Bench Press/Rise of the Deadlift Lombard IL Stacy Hawkins [email protected]
November 16-20 2026 WPC World Championships Baton Rouge, LA Garry Frank & Amy Jackson [email protected] Country Invite; Country Team Roster; Sponsor Info; Hotel Reservation
November 21 APF-AAPF Thanksgiving Throwdown Pocatello, ID IronDynasty Gym [email protected] Online Registration
November 21 APF-AAPF Thankslifting Meet 8 Indianapolis, IN Andrew Ponsler [email protected] Meet Info / Online Registration
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 [email protected]; 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 [email protected]
December 12 Arizona Christmas Classic Peoria, AZ Timothy and Heather Sparkes [email protected] Online Registration
December 12 Holiday Havoc Layton, UT Doug Van Tassell [email protected]
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 [email protected]
December APF-AAPF Toys for Tots Royal Oak, MI Art Little [email protected]
December APF-AAPF Winter Power Challenge Lombard IL Stacy Hawkins [email protected]
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 [email protected]
June AWPC-WPC European Championships Italy [email protected] wpcitalia.com
August 2027 AWPC World Championships IL Stacy Hawkins & Eric Stone [email protected]
November WPC World Championships Poland [email protected]