When? 9 to 14 September 2026
Where? Pendulum Hotel and Conference Centre, Sackville Street, Manchester M1 3BB
WEIGH IN TIMES (at the venue): 24 hour weigh in ONLY - 9am to 11am and 5pm to 6pm
PASSPORTS MUST BE SHOWN AT WEIGH IN - no exceptions
Closing Date: 20 August 2026
The AWPC World Championships 2026 is being hosted by the British Powerlifting Union, WPC UK. We have hosted numerous World and European Championships with over 600 lifters in the past and we are looking forward to once again hosting the AWPC World Championships 2026.
The competition over 6 days will incorporate teams from all over the World and as always, will be a tribute to the AWPC and its commitment to powerlifting.
The AWPC has expanded rapidly over the last 5 years, and it is anticipated that the competition will be extremely stiff. The UK has the largest AWPC contingent in the World, not only with the UK, but travelling to international competitions. We are looking forward to teams from all the countries under the AWPC license coming to compete on our World stage and make this a true world level battle.
COMPETITION SCHEDULE
DAY 1: WEDNESDAY 9th of September 2026
- Women Full Power Classic Raw: Open, Master, and Junior age classes, all weight classes
DAY 2: THURSDAY 10th of September 2026
- Men Full Power Classic Raw: Open and Masters age classes, all weight classes
DAY 3: FRIDAY 11th of September 2026
- Men RAW (naked knees) Full Power: Open, Master and Junior age classes, all weight classes
- Full Power Classic Raw: Men Junior class, all weight classes
DAY 4: SATURDAY 12th of September 2026
- Men Raw bench press and deadlift: Open, Master and Junior age classes, all weight classes
- Women Raw bench press and deadlift: Open, Master and Junior age classes, all weight classes
- Men equipped bench press and deadlift (Single ply, Multi ply and Unlimited): Open, Master and Junior age classes, all weight classes
- Women equipped bench press and deadlift (Single ply, Multi ply and Unlimited): Open, Master and Junior age classes, all weight classes
- Night bench comp
DAY 5: SUNDAY 13th of September 2026
- Teen Men Raw (naked knees) full power: all weight classes
- Teen Women Raw (naked knees) full power: all weight classes
- Teen Men Classic Raw full power: All weight classes
- Teen Women Classic Raw full power: All weight classes
- Equipped Full Power (Single and Multi ply), Men and Women, all age and weight classes
DAY 6: MONDAY 14th of September 2026
- Women Raw (naked knees) full power: Open, Master and Junior age classes, all weight classes
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