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YOUR IPF AFFILIATE

The Australian Powerlifting Alliance is proud to be Australia’s only official affiliate of the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF), the world’s most prestigious and competitive powerlifting organisation.

This affiliation is more than a title. Through the APA, Australian athletes and coaches have a direct, recognised pathway to the IPF World Championships, the highest level of competition in the sport.

Whether you're chasing a national title, a world record, or the honour of wearing the green and gold on an international platform, the APA is where that journey begins.

Train local. Qualify national. Compete global.

When you compete with the APA, you’re lifting in a federation that meets the highest international standards and proudly represents Australia on the world stage.

ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE

To be eligible to participate in an Australian Powerlifting Alliance competition, all athletes, coaches and officials (i.e. meet director, referees, technical and platform team) are to be:

1. Members of the Alliance
2. Not be serving an Anti-Doping ban
3. Meet the Qualifying Criteria for National Championship and International Representation Eligibility.

APA NATIONALS SERIES

The Nationals Series offers our strongest lifters the opportunity to compete and qualify for IPF Sanctioned International Events.  

For more information on our Nationals Series please go here

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

To be eligible for selection, you must compete in our Nationals Series. Please visit out International Events page for further information.

LOCAL COMPETITIONS

We now have sanctioned competitions running in every state, with a growing calendar of events for lifters of all levels. As a fully established national federation, we’re focused on building consistent, high-quality competition opportunities across Australia.

If you're interested in hosting an APA-sanctioned local competition, we’d love to hear from you.
Contact us at affiliates@powerliftingalliance.org.au to find out more.

CLEAN SPORT. EVERY BODY WINS.

The Australian Powerlifting Alliance supports Clean Sport. It is a condition of membership to agree to anti-doping rules and requirements.  
Refer to the Global Drug Reference Online for to check allowed substances

For further information on Clean Sport, refer to the Sports Integrity Australia (WADA Body in Australia)

COMPETITION RULES AND GUIDELINES

As an IPF affiliate, the Alliance follows the rules set by the IPF. 

• IPF Technical Rules Effective March 2025

• IPF approved competition apparel and equipment list 2023-2026

In addition, the Alliance has prepared a detailed Competitions Guideline to assist those wanting to host Local and Special Event Competitions, or wanting to know more.