Important Dates and Reminders for National Team-Focused Athletes
COLORADO SPRINGS - All-membership reminder that Wave 1 registration for the 2025 North American Open Series 1 opens November 1st and will remain open until 2:00 p.m. MT on December 1st when Wave 2 registration then opens! Please reach out to our membership team at usaw@usaweightlifting.org with any questions.
Known 2025 International Competitions per Pan American and IWF Calendars:
- Junior Pan American Championships, March 9-16 Havana, Cuba
- IWF Youth World Championships, Lima, Peru | Date to be confirmed (April 26-30 tent.)
- IWF Junior World Championships, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Date to be confirmed (May 30-June 8 tent.)
- Senior Pan American Championships, July 21-26 Cartagena, Colombia
- Youth Pan American Championships, Nov. 10-15 San Luis de Potosi, Mexico
- IWF Senior World Championships, Forde, Norway | Date to be confirmed (October)
A special note for youth and junior athletes
To comply with International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and International Testing Agency (ITA) anti-doping rules (5.5.16), Team USA athletes must be in a testing pool and subject to whereabouts requirements no later than 3 months prior to the start of competition for all international competitions, including Pan American events. For athletes aiming to compete in either the 2025 Junior Pan American Championships (March 2025) and/or the 2025 Youth World Championships (April 2025), please note that the 2024 North American Open Finals will be the final opportunity to qualify.
A note to athletes interested in making mid-2025 USA national teams:
To comply with International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and International Testing Agency (ITA) anti-doping rules (5.5.16), Team USA athletes must be in a testing pool and subject to whereabouts requirements no later than 3 months prior to the start of competition for all international competitions, including Pan American events. Athletes who are interested in potentially making USAW national teams mid-2025 are STRONGLY encouraged to register and plan to compete at NAOS1.
Any athlete who wants to qualify for either Youth Worlds or Junior Pan Ams must sign up for 2024 NAO Finals. NAOS1 in February will be the final qualifying opportunity for 2025 Junior Worlds and the 2025 Senior Pan American Championships. Junior athletes seeking to qualify for the Junior World Championships at NAOS1 must 1) Fill out the super session interest form here, and 2) compete in the February 27th Super Session to ensure their results are submitted in time. Only athletes with a USAW Sanctioned Event Total equal or greater than 95% of the Junior B Standard will be considered eligible for the NAOS1 Super Session. No exceptions to this rule will be made. Please contact the High Performance team at jenna.bohanski@usaweightlifting.org with any questions.
2025 Junior World Championships Interest form: https://forms.gle/HAPQ7bdCtMgFFLFw7
FORM DUE BY 11:59 P.M. MT ON JANUARY 19TH