Dear all, Please see important Newsletter attached from the IPF President. Source: https://www.powerlifting.sport/about-ipf/news/news-detail.html?tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=345&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=8f0ea8898009637b60f39b5c55ffdc0d […]
Dear APU members, Given the current situation impacting sports in different ways, APU will look at it in a “uniquely Powerlifting” way and we will prepare to re-introduce competitions with a dynamic but flexible approach allowing leeway for preparation. Each theory we present is unique due to differences in each state due […]
Dear Member Federations, After having switched in 2018 to the new IPF Formula, the IPF did an evaluation of this method in 2019. This evaluation has been done by a team consisting of Oleksandr Kopayev, Dr. Borys Onyshchenko and Dr. Anatoliy Stetsenko. The reason for this evaluation is, because we realised that the Formula we implemented in […]
Dear members of APU, EDITED VERSION We hope you are all staying safe and well. The APU will be adding 6 months membership to all current yearly members from 1 March, 2020 to ensure that your time in restricted conditions is covered when this all ends. e.g: Member xx joined 2 March 2019 – expires […]
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR AUSTRALIAN POWERLIFTING UNION Ltd. MEMBERS The wellbeing of our members and the public is of paramount importance to APU. We are actively monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and would like to reassure our members about the steps we are taking in response. We continue to closely monitor the advice of the […]
Guidelines for holding competition during COVID 19 Public Gatherings: A public gathering is any function or event attended by a group a people. On the 15th March 2020 NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard made an order under Section 7 of the Public Health Act 2010 to force the immediate cancellation of events where […]
POSTPONING OF INTERNATIONAL IPF EVENTS Dear IPF Member Federations, dear IPF Family, of the reason of the current escalation of the Corona Virus in Europe and the huge affects to the rest of the World, the IPF – in coordination with the organisers of International Events – has decided to postpone or cancel […]
1. ASADA Level 2 anti-doping education course ASADA’s Level 2: 2020 anti-doping course is now live and available on ASADA eLearning. The course is for athletes, support personnel and other members of the Australian sporting community highlighting changes to the WADA Prohibited List, as well as other anti-doping information that’s vital to know for 2020. […]
Dear APU Members, The APU will be calling for Committees that will provide support directly to APU for state issues. The committees will be representing the state they reside and should come from areas that will be purposeful in supporting the growth of our sport. Such areas may include inchoate, lurking or dormant but […]
Re: IPF Recognition Dear APU Members, I am delighted with the 2019 International Powerlifting Federations (IPF) General Assembly vote in favour of the inclusion of Australian Powerlifting Union as a Full Member* of the IPF. The decision was unanimously made on 17 November 2019 in Dubai. APU strive to continuously improve and to […]