{"id":29027,"date":"2026-09-11T17:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T17:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=29027"},"modified":"2026-09-11T17:26:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T17:26:00","slug":"2026-usa-powerlifting-olympia-championships-full-schedule-roster-breakdown-and-how-to-watch-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=29027","title":{"rendered":"2026 USA Powerlifting Olympia Championships: Full Schedule, Roster Breakdown, and How to Watch Live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Olympia Weekend has earned a reputation as a prestigious platform for powerlifting, and that tradition will continue in 2026. The titles of Mr. and Ms. Powerlifting Olympia will be presented at the USA Powerlifting Olympia Championships will be held in the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 25th and 26th as a part of the legendary 2026 Olympia World Fitness Expo.<\/p>\n<h2>Details of the Meet<\/h2>\n<p>The Olympia Championships will feature both raw and equipped competitions. Equipped lifters will be permitted to use bench shirts and squat suits as well as belts and knee wraps or sleeves. Rosters have not been finalized as of this writing. Some competitions are no longer holding registrations, but competitors who wish to enter the available events must do so through the USAPL website. That is also where you can see updated rosters in their entirety.<\/p>\n<h2>What Are the Weight Classes for the 2026 USAPL Olympia Championships?<\/h2>\n<h3>Men\u2019s Raw Open<\/h3>\n<p>Lightweight: 60\u201382.5 kg<\/p>\n<p>Middleweight: 90\u2013100 kg<\/p>\n<p>Heavyweight: 110 kg and above<\/p>\n<h3>Women\u2019s Raw Open<\/h3>\n<p>Lightweight: 52\u201356 kg<\/p>\n<p>Middleweight: 60\u201370 kg<\/p>\n<p>Heavyweight: 75 kg and above<\/p>\n<p>All other categories will award the top three finishers based on their DOTS score, a method to score lifters based on totals, bodyweight, and age. Aside from the Open, there will be a single Teen division and Masters division.<\/p>\n<p>There are also Deadlift only and Bench only events scheduled for this meet as well as a \u201cPrime Time Invitational\u201d contest. The Prime Time event will host the following categories and classes.<\/p>\n<h3>Women\u2019s Raw Open<\/h3>\n<p>Lightweight: 44\u201365 kg<\/p>\n<p>Middleweight: 70\u201382.5 kg<\/p>\n<p>Heavyweight: 90 kg and above<\/p>\n<h3>Men\u2019s Raw Open<\/h3>\n<p>Lightweight: 60\u201375 kg<\/p>\n<p>Middleweight: 82.5\u201390 kg<\/p>\n<p>Heavyweight: 100 kg and above<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s Raw Junior<\/p>\n<p>Lightweight: 67.5\u201382.5 kg<\/p>\n<p>Heavyweight: 90 kg and above<\/p>\n<h2>Ms. Powerlifting Olympia<\/h2>\n<p>The main highlight of this meet will be the crowning of USAPL\u2019s Mr. and Ms. Powerlifting Olympia titles. These honors will go to the man and woman who achieves the highest raw DOTS score in any full power competition contested during Olympia Weekend. They will be announced at the conclusion of the action on Saturday, September 26th.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is the Schedule for the 2026 Powerlifting Olympia in Las Vegas?<\/h2>\n<p>Registration and early check-ins will take place on Thursday, September 24th. There are no 24-hour weigh-ins for this meet. The schedule for the Powerlifting Olympia event is below, per the Limitless Powerlifting website.<\/p>\n<h3>Friday, September 25<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Session 1 \u2014 Olympia Open<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5:45 AM \u2014 Equipment Check and Athlete Check-In<\/p>\n<p>6:00 AM \u2014 Weigh-Ins<\/p>\n<p>8:00 AM \u2014 Lifting Begins<\/p>\n<p><strong>Session 2 \u2014 Bench &amp; Deadlift Championships<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>12:30 PM \u2014 Equipment Check and Athlete Check-In<\/p>\n<p>1:00 PM \u2014 Weigh-Ins<\/p>\n<p>3:00 PM \u2014 Lifting Begins<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4:45 PM \u2014 Olympia Open, Bench and Deadlift Championship Awards<\/p>\n<p>Award times may vary, will start immedietly when lifting ends.<\/p>\n<h3>Saturday, September 26<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Session 1 \u2014 Youth, Teen, Junior &amp; Masters Championships<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5:45 AM \u2014 Equipment Check and Athlete Check-In<\/p>\n<p>6:00 AM \u2014 Weigh-Ins<\/p>\n<p>8:00 AM \u2014 Lifting Begins<\/p>\n<p><strong>Session 2 \u2014 Prime Time Invitational<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10:30 AM \u2014 Equipment Check and Athlete Check-In<\/p>\n<p>11:00 AM \u2014 Weigh-Ins<\/p>\n<p>1:00 PM \u2014 Lifting Begins<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4:45 PM \u2014 Youth, Teen, Junior, Masters and Prime Time Awards<\/p>\n<p>Mr. &amp; Ms. Powerlifting Olympia will be crowned at the conclusion of Saturday\u2019s competition<\/p>\n<p>Award times may vary and will start immediately when lifting ends.<\/p>\n<h2>How To Watch<\/h2>\n<p>Spectators and fans that want to watch the lifting in-person can do so by purchasing Olympia World Fitness Expo passes at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrolympia.com\">www.mrolympia.com<\/a> . Those who can\u2019t be in Las Vegas will still be able to see every attempt through the Limitless Powerlifting livestream on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, follow @usalimitless and @usapowerlifting on Instagram.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/flexonline\/flex-news\/2026-usa-powerlifting-olympia-championships-full-schedule-roster-breakdown-and-how-to-watch-live\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Olympia Weekend has earned a reputation as a prestigious platform for powerlifting, and that tradition will continue in 2026. The titles of Mr. and Ms. Powerlifting Olympia will be presented at the USA Powerlifting Olympia Championships will be held in the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 25th and 26th [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":245,"featured_media":29028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[273],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-powerlifting-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2026 USA Powerlifting Olympia Championships: Full Schedule, Roster Breakdown, and How to Watch Live - World Bodybuilding News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=29027\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2026 USA Powerlifting Olympia Championships: Full Schedule, Roster Breakdown, and How to Watch Live - World Bodybuilding News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Olympia Weekend has earned a reputation as a prestigious platform for powerlifting, and that tradition will continue in 2026. 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