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 […]
Did you know, as a member of Australian Powerlifting Union Ltd, you can be subject to anti-doping testing and investigation – anytime, anywhere. Keep up to date with all things ‘Anti-Doping’ by downloading the ASADA Clean Sport App (free from your App store) and by completing ASADA’s online courses at www.elearning.asada.gov.au #CleanSport […]
Dear APU Members, Join us for 2019 APU Ltd Annual General Meeting Sunday, 10th of November 2019 4pm – 6pm at Rucci’s Gym, 7 Kalli Street*, Malaga, Perth, WA 6090 The Notice of Meeting and Agenda are available here. You can vote directly in person by attending the AGM or with Proxy. Get Proxy […]
Dear APU Members, ASADA and the Australian Powerlifting Union (APU) have been working closely together to develop a relationship to ensure that the sport of powerlifting can provide the opportunities for all our athletes to compete in a sport with the best available anti-doping systems available. We are extremely pleased to announce that the […]
June 2019 saw APU send 13 athletes to the 2019 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships in the beautiful 1000 year old city of Helsingborg Sweden. First Athlete to lift was the experienced Lin Donevska at her 5th World Championships and in the M2 72kg division for the first time. Lin missed her first 2 squats […]
Some up and coming talent was on display at the 2019 Sports Accord Summit held on the beautiful Gold Coast. From QLD Schools, Indooroopilly State High School and Padua College, we witnessed 6 athletes showing the strong crowd a flawless display of technique of Deadlifts. From Indooroopilly we had 2 lifters, Nicolas and Ella. […]
On March 12th 2019 the Australian Powerlifting Union hosted its first Special Olympics Powerlifting Event, with much success. The competition was a push pull event, meaning the lifters performed bench press and deadlifts or one of the two lifts only. We had 11 lifters step up to the platform with some fantastic lifts. The […]
IPF PROGRESS IMPRESSES PARTNERS AT 2019 FUTURE SUMMIT VIP Partners renew their commitment to the IPF and guarantee their support for the future Ǻre, Sweden – VIP Partner ELEIKO hosted the annual IPF Future Summit, where representatives from SBD, APLYFT and the IPF discussed the IPF’s progress & direction. “Our worldwide powerlifting community […]
My dear friends, I have the pleasure to announce the implementation of the new IPF Formulation that shall replace the Wilks Formula. Due to the changes in our sport the past several years, the Wilks Formula became outdated and needed to be replaced. In order to make this change, the IPF created a Working Group […]
The Australian Powerlifting Union Ltd and The Asian Powerlifting Federation invite the IPF member nations to Event Name 2019 Asian Pacific Classic and Equipped Powerlifting and Bench Press Championship Date 12 – 17 March 2019 Place Gold Coast, Australia Please contact your federation Team Manager for the nominations and further details. Result Final Nominations Preliminary […]