World Games Central News

World Powerlifting Games 2026...Awesome Site Selected
Event Site will be at the Enormous Championship Arena Event Center, Rock Hill, SC
The World Powerlifting Games 2026 will be held at the Rock Hill Event Center in Championship Arena on October 9-11, 2026! The facility also plays host college tournaments, prize boxing events along with numerous other national and international sporting events. It has several restaurants inside the event center as well as beautiful locker rooms, meeting rooms and media interview rooms. Specifically, Championship Arena normally seats 1,200 that circle and look down on the floor. For our event we'll utilize around 550 of those seats with another 100 floor seats for Reserved Seating. The event center is only a few blocks from downtown Rock Hill which is alive with an abundance of great restaurants and entertainment.
The Rock Hill Sports & Event Center is located approximately 16 miles south of Charlotte, NC. The event center is around 25 miles south of Charlotte Douglas International Airport. It's an easy drive going south on I-77 from Charlotte to Rock Hill, SC.
The upcoming USA Nationals on June 6th in Savannah, GA will be an automatic qualifier for the World Games!!
World Powerlifting Games 2025...Huge Success
World Powerlifting Games 2025, held at the Statesville Civic Center in Statesville, NC, turned out to be everything that all anticipated great athletes putting on a great showing! Final Meet Results
365 Strong World Powerlifting Federation has already announced the dates for 2026. It will be held on October 9-11, 2026. The event site will be coming soon!
What athletes are saying:
Testimonials from past World Powerlifting Games:
"I'm very happy and satisfied for everything, especially meeting you guys in 365 world games, all of you athletes and staff, and I really appreciate all what you've done for my freind!" - Bouafia Mohamed (Algeria)
"Thank you for all you and Maureen do and Jana I know it’s a lot of logistics involved and hard work. I just want you guys to know I appreciate everything you do." - Derek Williams (USA)
Great freaking meet on Sunday. Really enjoyed the atmosphere and the comradery. Y’all always make it look effortless! - Scott Jelleyman (USA)
"We love your World Games...we come every year! - Givi Margvelashvili (Georgia)
"Thanks so much for all the work you put in to make the Worlds meet this past weekend so successful. There were so many great lifters and lifts. I really enjoyed my day there. Thanks also for getting me out of there to make my plane!" - Roy Apseloff (USA)
Our commitment to the athletes:
Specifically, 1) we promote all lifters, hosts and others that support 365 SWPF before, during and following all federation events, 2) all referees must pass our written and situational oral examinations and each is evaluated on actual performance prior to gaining approval as an International referee, 3) all lifters have access to the best equipment - mono-lifts, competition benches, calibrated Kilo plates and the best specialty bars in the sport, 4) athletes have a choice to lift to their own walk-up lifting song or not, 5) we put a premium on lifter safety and ensure only experienced spotters are assigned to the platform, 6) we introduce all competitors to the crowd during our opening ceremonies to appreciate the work they've put in to prepare for competition, 7) our awards are awesome, 8) we believe in communication, so the lifters know what's going on at all times leading up to an event (lesson lifter anxiety), and finally 9) we believe in running events that are highly organized, high energy and transparent in nature.
World Powerlifting Games Equipment Update
Platform Equipment: Calibrated Kilo Plates, Squat - Dynabody Monolift, Bench - Dynabody Competition Bench & Face Savers, Bars - SportKraft 30 kilo or Texas 25 kilo squat bar, F8 25 kilo bench bar, Kabuki 20 kilo deadlift bar and the Rogue 30 lb. ez-curl bar.
365 Strong provide the best prices for all Dynabody competition and gym equipment! Contact us for all equipment Quotes at info@365strong.org.
Warm-up Area Equipment: Plenty of weight, Squat - 2 Dynabody Monolifts, Bench - 3 Dynabody Competition Benches with Face Savers, Bars - Texas & Kabuki squat bars, F8 & Dynabar 2000 bench bars, several Texas deadlift bars as well as several Ez-Curl bars. Plus, an additional 3-4 power rack and benches.
Site of World Powerlifting Games 2026
Rock Hill (SC) Sports & Event Center


Participating Nations
Kyrgyzstan

Uganda

Nigeria

Canada

India

