Jury Rules

● At National Championships, a Jury will be appointed to preside over each liftingsession.● The Jury shall consist of three Category 1, Category 2 or National referees. Themost senior member of the three shall be designated President of the Jury.● The function of the Jury is to ensure that the technical rules are correctly applied.●…

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Athletes’ Briefing

RULES Lifters may change openers for each lift once. It can be higher or lower than the original attempt submitted. The order of lifting in the first round will change accordingly.  For lifters in the first flight, changes can be made at any time up to 3 minutes before the flight is to begin. For…

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Irish Powerlifting Federation Competition Modifications (COVID-19)

The Irish Powerlifting Federation will be implementing a number of strategies for the safety of lifters, volunteers and spectators at the upcoming competitions planned for October, November and December. These precautions will be reviewed in accordance with Government guidelines as the dates approach  and are subject to change. All attendees (lifters, coaches, officials, volunteers, media…

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Nationals 2021 Qualification

Nationals invites will be issued in December following the final IrishPF competition of 2020. Qualifying for Nationals 2021 will be based on the qualifying criteria below along with existing eligibility criteria. 1) As usual, the Top 7 totals set at IrishPF/ IPF/EPF competitions for each weight class will qualify. Nationals 2021 qualifying totals will be…

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IrishPF Announcement regarding IPF Worlds and Masters, Belarus and Potchefstroom 2020

For information, the following statement was sent to all Irish PF national team members due to attend the upcoming World Championships in Belarus and South Africa. Dear lifter, Unfortunately, the Irish PF Executive Committee has decided that the Irish PF will not be participating in the IPF World Junior/ Open Classic Powerlifting Championships in Belarus…

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