Welsh Powerlifting Association

Welsh Powerlifting Association The home of Welsh powerlifting The WPA is also directly affiliated to the Commonwealth Powerlifting Association (CPA).

The WPA

The Welsh Powerlifting Association (WPA) was formed in July 2012 to replace the Welsh Powerlifting Union (WPU) as the only powerlifting federation within Wales that’s directly affiliated to the Great Brtitain Powerlifting Federation (GBPF). This means that members of the WPA who meet the qualifying standards for the GBPF British championships at either Junior, Open or Masters can compete at the British Championships. Furthermore, WPA members can also be selected to represent Wales in both the Four Nations Powerlifting Championships and the Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships. In turn, the GBPF is affiliated to the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) which is widely regarded as the number one federation in the world. This means that if any WPA members meet the specified criteria, they can be selected to join the GBPF squad and then represent the UK at international competitions. Members of the WPA can compete in the following events:

Unequipped (also known as “classic”) Powerlifting
Equipped Powerlifting
Unequipped Bench Press
Equipped Bench Press

The WPA follows all the rules and regulations defined by the IPF

Home Nations 2026 Applications Now Open!This November Team Wales are heading to the Isle of Man for the 2026 Home Nation...
26/09/2026

Home Nations 2026 Applications Now Open!

This November Team Wales are heading to the Isle of Man for the 2026 Home Nations Championships 🇮🇲

Link in bio to apply now - please be sure to read the International Team Selection Procedure found within the application form 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Applications close 09/10/26

Flight Lists for Dragon’s Harvest Are In! Link to the schedule is also in our bio 🔗Session 1 - 07:00 Weigh In 09:00 Lift...
10/09/2026

Flight Lists for Dragon’s Harvest Are In! Link to the schedule is also in our bio 🔗

Session 1 - 07:00 Weigh In 09:00 Lift Off

Session 2 - 12:00 Weigh In 14:00 Lift Off

Flight Lists for Dragon’s Harvest are in 🐉Session 1 - Weigh in 07:00 Lift Off 09:00Session 2 - Weigh in 12:00 Lift Off 1...
10/09/2026

Flight Lists for Dragon’s Harvest are in 🐉

Session 1 - Weigh in 07:00 Lift Off 09:00

Session 2 - Weigh in 12:00 Lift Off 14:00

🇨🇦 Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships 2026 - Team Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Swipe across to meet the team 👏🏼 ONE WEEK TO GO 🙌🏼
09/09/2026

🇨🇦 Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships 2026 - Team Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Swipe across to meet the team 👏🏼 ONE WEEK TO GO 🙌🏼

TEAM WALES SQUAD DAY 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships 2026 🇨🇦Meet the Team post coming this evening 🙏🏻Big...
07/09/2026

TEAM WALES SQUAD DAY 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships 2026 🇨🇦

Meet the Team post coming this evening 🙏🏻

Big thanks to U Fit for hosting us yesterday - we are super grateful to have such a great space to be able to host this many athletes 🙌🏼

As Junior Worlds comes to a close we’d like to take a second to appreciate Claire Hendy who gained her Blue tie & badge ...
30/08/2026

As Junior Worlds comes to a close we’d like to take a second to appreciate Claire Hendy who gained her Blue tie & badge by passing the IPF Cat 2 Referee exam in South Africa last week 👏🏼

Claire’s commitment to the WPA and the wider powerlifting community is unmatched - you’ll see her on the international platforms very soon 🙌🏼

Llongyfarchiadau Claire Hendy 🎉

We already can’t wait for the next one - DRAGON’S HARVEST 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 31st October 2026 @ Ufit Gym Cardiff Priority e...
21/08/2026

We already can’t wait for the next one - DRAGON’S HARVEST 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 31st October 2026 @ Ufit Gym Cardiff

Priority entries open Monday 24th Aug at 9am and close on the 28th (link in bio to check your volunteer points)

Standard Entries open Midday on the 31st August

We’re expecting this one to fill up FAST so get your entries in early to avoid missing out 🤝

Join us in wishing and Lilly Edge a massive good luck as they take on Sub Junior Worlds as part of team GB this weekend...
20/08/2026

Join us in wishing and Lilly Edge a massive good luck as they take on Sub Junior Worlds as part of team GB this weekend in South Africa 🇿🇦

Rising Heat 2026 🔥A huge day on the platform with plenty of Welsh records broken & some big totals posted.🏆 Best Female ...
17/08/2026

Rising Heat 2026 🔥

A huge day on the platform with plenty of Welsh records broken & some big totals posted.

🏆 Best Female Lifter — Caitlin Davies, 81.80 GL Caitlin Davies 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
🏆 Best Male Lifter — Boluwade Seidu, 90.91 GL Bolu Seidu

Congratulations to everyone who competed, handled, reffed, spotted, loaded, volunteered and supported from the stands, sensational day for Welsh powerlifting 🐉

Rising Heat Platform is Ready 🔥 Thank you to all of our volunteers this evening for setting up and we will see you tomor...
14/08/2026

Rising Heat Platform is Ready 🔥

Thank you to all of our volunteers this evening for setting up and we will see you tomorrow! Goodluck to all lifters!

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