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Meets in the United Kingdom · 30 upcoming

Powerlifting Meets in the United Kingdom

30 upcoming powerlifting meets held in the United Kingdom, sanctioned by BDFPA, BPU, British Powerlifting, International Powerlifting Federation, UKIPL, WRPF. Dates, host cities, and venues below; each meet links to the federation's own entry page.

DateMeetFederationLocation
Jun 21, 2026West Yorkshire Qualifier IIViking Strength GymRegisterforWest Yorkshire Qualifier IIWRPFOssett, West Yorkshire
Jun 28, 2026BDFPA East Midlands Divisional QualifierMuscle Hut Milton KeynesRegisterforBDFPA East Midlands Divisional QualifierBDFPAMilton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Jul 5, 2026West Midlands Summer Cup 2026BritishPLWest Midlands
Jul 8, 2026A/BPU British Full Power Championships 2026Pendulum HotelRegisterforA/BPU British Full Power Championships 2026BPUManchester, Greater Manchester
Jul 8–14, 2026A/WPC British Full Power Championships 2026The Pendulum Hotel and Conference CentreRegisterforA/WPC British Full Power Championships 2026BPUManchester, Greater Manchester
Jul 11–12, 2026Super Training Summer Showdown
  • Regional
BritishPL
Jul 26, 2026Anglian Open
  • Regional
BritishPL
Aug 1–2, 2026NATIONAL FULL POWER CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026Amped Fitness
  • National
RegisterforNATIONAL FULL POWER CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026		BDFPABrandon, Suffolk
Aug 9, 2026Newcastle QualifierSTAG Fitness Strength CentreRegisterforNewcastle QualifierWRPFNorth Shields
Aug 16, 2026North West QualifierRaw Strength GymRegisterforNorth West QualifierWRPFWarrington, Cheshire
Aug 30, 2026South West Qualifier349 BarbellRegisterforSouth West QualifierWRPFSalisbury, Wiltshire
Sep 5, 2026Northern Strength – September 5th – British Powerlifting Qualifier for UKIPL & GPC CombinedUnit 1 Pitt Street, Warrington, WA5 0LS
  • Tested
  • Untested
UKIPLWarrington
Sep 5–6, 2026Raw Strength Open
  • Regional
BritishPL
Sep 19, 2026Rotherham Strength Showdown – September 19th – British Powerlifting Qualifier for UKIPL & GPC combinedMadhouse Gym
  • Tested
  • Untested
UKIPLRotherham
Sep 19–20, 2026Super Training Novice
  • Regional
BritishPL
Sep 27, 2026Genesis Gym – September 27th – British Finals Qualifier for UKIPL & GPC-COMBINEDGenesis gym
  • Tested
  • Untested
UKIPLLondon
Oct 3–4, 2026WRPF – Warpath IILifestyle FitnessRegisterforWRPF – Warpath IIWRPFDurrington, Salisbury
Oct 10–11, 2026Halloween Open 2026
  • Regional
BritishPL
Oct 24–25, 2026South East Championships
  • Regional
BritishPL
Oct 25, 2026Anglian Bench
  • Regional
BritishPL
Oct 25, 2026East Midlands Equipped Championships 2026
  • Regional
BritishPL
Oct 31, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026🏆 British Finals UKIPL & GPC Combined- The Ultimate Powerlifting Showdown 🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♀️The Hangar, Wolverhampton, WV2 4HP
  • Tested
  • Untested
UKIPLwWolverhampton
Nov 1, 2026WRPF UK Pro IIINottingham StrongRegisterforWRPF UK Pro IIIWRPFNottingham, England
Nov 15, 2026South East Bench Press
  • Bench Only
  • Regional
BritishPLSouth East
Nov 21, 2026SBD Sheffield - Classic Powerlifting
  • Tested
  • International
IPFSheffield
Nov 21–22, 2026The Sam Standerwick Bench and Deadlift Challenge FIT XPO COVENTRY- November 21st & 22nd – (OPEN TO ANYONE)UNITED KINGDOM
  • Tested
  • Untested
  • Push/Pull
UKIPL
Dec 4–6, 2026SBD British Open ChampionshipsBritishPL
Dec 12–13, 2026Christmas Spectacular 2026
  • Regional
BritishPL
Dec 12–13, 2026Super Training Christmas Classic
  • Regional
BritishPL
Nov 20, 2027SBD Sheffield - Classic Powerlifting
  • Tested
  • International
IPFSheffield

United Kingdom raw records to beat

Meets held in the United Kingdom account for 33,701 competition entries from 15,491 lifters in the OpenPowerlifting archive. The heaviest raw totals on record from those meets are below.

Men's raw total

RankLifterClassAgeTestedLoadMeetDate
01Karl Wedel125 kg276 lb24-34—1022.5 kg2254 lbWRPF-UK · Pro Showdown II2025-11-02 · 7 mo
02Luke Tolman125 kg276 lb24-34—1001.5 kg2208 lbWRPF-UK · Pro Showdown II2025-11-02 · 7 mo
03Luke Richardson120+ kg265+ lb20-23Yes1000.5 kg2206 lbBP · British Junior Men's Powerlifting Championships2018-10-13 · 7 yr

Women's raw total

RankLifterClassAgeTestedLoadMeetDate
01Sharon Eggleton67.5 kg149 lb45-49—590.0 kg1301 lbWRPF-UK · Pro Showdown II2025-11-02 · 7 mo
02Leigh Wetheridge84+ kg185+ lb24-34Yes565.0 kg1246 lbBP · British Women's Classic Powerlifting Championships2019-03-02 · 7 yr
03Erholove Izobodo-John84 kg185 lb20-23Yes562.5 kg1240 lbBP · Gymshark British Junior Championships2023-04-26 · 3 yr

See all United Kingdom powerlifting records →