National Competitions Qualification 2024

JUNIOR AND SUB JUNIOR

• New QTs for Juniors

• Sub-Juniors must have competed once before in IrishPF

• Weight class winners from 2023 will receive an automatic invite

• Top 3 u23 totals from 2023 competitions will receive automatic invites – provided they are eligible to compete 2024

• Top 20% of SJ DOTS will receive automatic invites

• Leftover/rejected invites will go to Open entry

• Open entry tickets split by J/SJ based on current membership 

MASTERS

• Masters age & weight class winners of 2023 will receive automatic invites

• Top 20% of Masters by DOTS, per age class, from 2023 will receive automatic invites

• Leftover/rejected invites will go to Open entry 

• No minimum QTs, but must have competed at least once previously in IrishPF to be eligible to purchase Open entry ticket

BENCH

• Top 3 Benches per weight class will receive automatic invites

• Leftover/rejected invites will go to Open entry

• No minimum QTs, but must have competed at least once previously in IrishPF to be eligible to purchase Open entry ticket

IVs Nationals

• IVs 2024 will be a national level competition, in order for us to send lifters to international university competitions

• Due to the close proximity of the competitions, lifters will be able to assign a university to their Junior Nationals ticket, in addition to their represented club, in order to have a total eligible for international university selection. Junior Nationals will not impact university standings from the best university award at IVs.

Open Nationals

• Weight class winners from 2023 will receive an auto invite

• Top 7 totals, between Nationals 2023 up until 12 weeks out, and above the QT per class, will receive invites

• Top 7 spots not filled will be passed to highest DOTS, split by gender

• No open entry