Last Updated: 30 November 2025
| Event Dates – 6-9 August 2026
Location – Esplanade Hotel, 46-54 Marine Terrace, Fremantle Event Organiser – Henry Day |
|
Accommodation Specials |
COMING SOON ** Live Ranking List ** (will open in new window) |
Exciting News !!
CAPO are introducing Prize Money for OPEN RAW PLUS and OPEN RAW OVERALL on Glossbrenner, at this year's Nationals ... so the challenge is on.
1st - $1,200
2nd - $800
3rd - $500
Qualification and Entry Information
TJMERS (Teen, Junior, Masters, Equipped, Raw and Single lift competitors)
Qualification Requirements
- Raw and Equipped Open 3-lift competitors must have competed since 4 August 2025 and before CAPO Nationals 2026 in their division and obtained the minimum total requirement in a CAPO 3 lift-sanctioned Competition
- Teen, Junior, and Master 3-lift competitors must have competed in a CAPO-sanctioned 3-lift competition since 4 August 2025 and before CAPO Nationals 2026 in their division.
- Single lift competitors must have competed in a CAPO-sanctioned competition since 4 August 2025 and before CAPO Nationals 2026
Ticket information
- First round tickets on sale TBA
- Entry tickets are not refundable but with approval of the event organiser can be transferred to another lifter on the wait list.
- Tentative event schedule will be announced once first round entries are closed.
Raw Plus OPEN competitors
Qualification Requirements
- Raw Plus competitors must have competed since 4 August 2025 and before CAPO Nationals 2026 in their division and obtained the minimum total requirement in a CAPO 3-lift Sanctioned Competition.
- As well as this you must be ranked in the top of your weight class to get first-round invites.
- All winners from weight classes at 2025 Nationals will have automatic qualification. Names are listed on the live ranking list.
- Please check the live ranking list of all open lifters to see where you are standing and how many spots there are per weight class.
- Invite lifters – If you lift at an invite-only event (Pro-Events) competition, totals can be counted towards your qualifying total. You are required to be a CAPO Member at the time of the event and one week prior to the event apply for this consideration with Henry Day (0401579419 – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
- Athletes' totals from the 2025 WPC Worlds can be counted towards your qualifying total as well.
Entry / Ticket Information
- A round system will be used to send out invites to all lifters to compete.
- Those who finished at the top end of their weight class will be invited first and will have two days to confirm their entry.
- If they do not confirm their entry, the next lifter down in the weight class will be invited.
- TBA – First Round Invites
- TBA – Second Round Invites
- TBA – Third Round Invites
- Tentative event schedule will be announced once first round entries are closed.
Wild Card Invitations / Last Chance Qualifiers
- Tickets become available to anyone who has hit the required minimum total and is dependent on availability of spots in the event/division/category. Dates TBA
Lifting Schedule
Exact lifting times and flight order will be announced after weigh-ins are completed.
Ensure your CAPO membership is up-to-date at least one week before the event.
Thursday, 6 August
9:00am TBA
Friday, 7 August
9:00am TBA
Saturday, 8 August
9:00am TBA
Sunday, 9 August
9:00am TBA
Sunday, 9 August
7:00pm Presentaton Event/Dinner
Medal presentatons at the end of each day.
Weigh-ins
24 Hour Weigh-ins.
All weigh-ins at Venue.
There are no on-the-day weigh-ins.
Wild Card Invitations / Last Chance Qualifiers
- For competitors still vying for qualification through last chance events, please contact Henry Day at 0401 579 419 the day before your competition to apply for a wildcard entry dependent on availability of spots in the event/division/category.
How to be invited to 2026 WPC Worlds Team Australia
We want to encourage our CAPO athletes to strive to compete at the biggest events around the world but still feel they are connected to CAPO.
CAPO Nationals are your pathway to the WPC World Championships which are held alternately between USA and the rest of the world.
2026 WPC Worlds will be held in USA. Venue and dates to be confirmed.
Expressions of interest for the 2026 WPC Australian Team will be required before 30 June 206 to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
- First place per age group / weight class / category at 2026 Nationals will have a place on the Team, BUT they need to confirm their intent to go within 7 days of Nationals.
- The category entered at Nationals will be the category for the Worlds team. This means if you wish to compete Raw at Worlds, then you must compete Raw at Nationals.
- Raw at WPC Worlds means bare knees. Sleeves are NOT permitted in Raw division at WPC Worlds.
- We are allowed a maximum of 3 lifters per age group/weight class/category, so there is plenty of space for a large team.
- A team uniform will be supplied to the lifters.
