Ontario Weightlifting Association
OWA Club Challenge
Next 2024/2025 Ontario Club Challenge Period: May 9 - 11, 2025
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The Ontario Weightlifting Association (OWA), as part of its Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) implementation, encourages athletes training in Olympic weightlifting to participate in the annual series of four OWA Club Challenges (OCC).
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These competitions are open to male and female athletes of all age groups. The main focus of these competitions is to develop athletes and increase the capacity of clubs to hold larger competitions. They provide opportunities for all lifters to compete regularly, track their progress, and compare their performance within their age group and weight category.
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Competitions will be hosted by participating clubs, either independently or in collaboration with other clubs. Results must be submitted to results@onweightlifting.ca by the Sunday of the competition weekend and will be posted on the OWA website within one week.
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Awards will be given to the top three clubs based on a standardized point system. These awards aim to support clubs in developing young lifters and improving their capacity to host larger competitions. Points will be determined using the OWA's official point allocation system, which recognizes individual lifter rankings and overall club performance.
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Qualifier Events:
Clubs wishing to use an OWA Club Challenge as a qualifier for other competitions must submit a competition sanction form to the OWA at least 30 days in advance. Qualifier events must adhere to all OWA and IWF Technical and Competition Rules (TCRs), including referee certifications and athlete eligibility verification.
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Athletes may ONLY participate in the competition if they are OWA members in good standing registered with at least a NON-COMPETITIVE membership level.
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Athlete Fee: $10.00
Teams may be of any size; however, only the top 10 lifters' results will count towards team points. The team can be composed of any number of male and female lifters from any age group with no maximum athletes per bodyweight category.
The competition period is the Friday to Sunday of the announced competition weekend. Athlete registrations must be submitted at least one week before the competition period. All results must be emailed to results@onweightlifting.ca no later than 11:45 p.m. on the Sunday of the competition period.
OWA Club Challenges must be refereed by a panel of 3 referees, consisting at a minimum, of one certified OWA Level 4 referee, one level 4 referee in training who has completed the written test, and a registered member of the OWA.
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The OWA Club Challenge Technical & Competition Rules details information specific to these competitions including participants, competition proceedings, team classification and point system, awards and more.​ As a sanctioned competition, the OWA Club Challenge is also subject to the rules and regulations of the IWF Technical and Competition Rules & Regulations, as well as exemptions to the rules as noted in the OWA Technical and Competition Rules.