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Official Championship Schedule

GPC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025 – BALNEÁRIO CAMBORIÚ - BRAZIL

DAY

DATE

DISCIPLINE

CATEGORY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

22.10

23.10

24.10

25.10

26.10

POWERLIFTING RAW
POWERLIFTING EQ

POWERLIFTING RAW

POWERLIFTING RAW

SQUAT RAW
DEADLIFT RAW
BENCHPRESS RAW

SQUAT EQ
DEADLIFT EQ
BENCHPRESS EQ
BENCHPRESS F8
BENCHPRESS SOFT
BÍCEPS CURL

ALL WOMEN
ALL LIFTERS

MEN JUNIORS, MASTERS

MEN TEENS, OPEN

ALL LIFTERS
ALL LIFTERS
ALL LIFTERS

ALL LIFTERS
ALL LIFTERS
ALL LIFTERS
ALL LIFTERS
ALL LIFTERS
ALL LIFTERS

DAY

23.10

POWERLIFTING RAW

DISCIPLINE

CATEGORY

MEN JUNIORS, MASTERS

MEN TEENS, OPEN

FRIDAY

DAY

24.10

POWERLIFTING RAW

DISCIPLINE

CATEGORY

MEN TEENS, OPEN

MEN TEENS, OPEN

SATURDAY

DAY

25.10

SQUAT RAW

DEADLIFT RAW

BENCHPRESS RAW

DISCIPLINE

CATEGORY

ALL LIFTERS
ALL LIFTERS
ALL LIFTERS

MEN TEENS, OPEN

SUNDAY

DAY

26.10

SQUAT EQ
DEADLIFT EQ
BENCHPRESS EQ
BENCHPRESS F8
BENCHPRESS SOFT
BÍCEPS CURL

DISCIPLINE

CATEGORY

ALL LIFTERS
ALL LIFTERS
ALL LIFTERS
ALL LIFTERS
ALL LIFTERS
ALL LIFTERS

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GPC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025
POWERLIFTING, SQUAT, BENCHPRESS, DEADLIFT & BICEPS CURL
October 22 – 26, 2025

DATE

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

23.10

24.10

25.10

POWERLIFTING RAW

SQUAT RAW
DEADLIFT RAW
BENCHPRESS RAW

SQUAT EQ
DEADLIFT EQ
BENCHPRESS EQ
BENCHPRESS F8
BENCHPRESS SOFT
BÍCEPS CURL

ALL LIFTERS
ALL LIFTERS
ALL LIFTERS

ALL LIFTERS
ALL LIFTERS
ALL LIFTERS
ALL LIFTERS
ALL LIFTERS
ALL LIFTERS

Location:
Rua Antônio Lopes Gonçalves Bastos, 1083 - Bairro Rio Pequeno, Camboriú - SC, CEP: 88343-412, Brazil – Maria’s Camboriú


Meet Director and President of GPC Brazil:
Valdemir Afini da Silva, gpcbrasil1@gmail.com, + 55 13 99766-9326


Organizers:
Global Powerlifting Commitee (GPC) and the Brazilian Powerlifting Confederation

Dates:
22/10/25 to 26/10/25

Lifting Schedule:
Daily start times and exact schedule will be published after the closing date.

Weigh-In Schedule:
All competitors must weigh in the day before they lift, starting on
21.10.2025. During the competition days, weigh in takes place only for competitors who will
start the next day!

Tuesday 21.10.
Saturday 25.10.

8.00 - 10.00
16.00 - 18.00

If necessary, each weigh in can be extended to ccommodate the number of athletes waiting to weigh at the end of the official weighing time.

Rules:
These championships will be conducted in accordance with the 2024 GPC Rules. The
Rulebook is available for download on the GPC website. ATTENTION! The soft EQ category is an official discipline of the GPC federation, so it will be possible to break world records in this discipline! Competitors placed in their categories will receive a medal and diploma. Competitors placed in absolute order will receive a cup! The categories (weight, age) will be in accordance with the GPC rules. The rules, bench press instructions, as well as clothing permitted during the attempt will be in accordance with the GPC rules. Soft EQ will be placed on the competitor's arms so that the competitor's elbow is visible. Placing soft EQ on the elbow joint is prohibited! All types of smooth EQ are allowed (single fly and multi fly)

Categories:

All GPC Weight & Age Categories – Male & Female - Raw and Equipped

See Rulebook: www.worldgpc.com

Teenage: 13-15; 16-17; 18-19 years

Junior: 20-23 years
Open (Senior): 24-39 years;

Masters: 40-44; 45-49; 50-54; 55-59; 60-64; 65-69; 70-74; 75-79; 80 years and above

Disabled: Lifters competing in this category must be able to use the standard lifting equipment as the GPC does not have specialized equipment. Lifters who cannot complete the lifts as per GPC rules and who have a disability, must enter the Paralympic category for their Age/Weight division. Lifters with a disability who can complete the lifts as per the GPC rules can opt to lift in the Paralympic category or standard category. Lifters who have prosthetic limb(s) which are worn on the platform must weigh in wearing the prosthetic limb(s) (Rulebook 2024)

Disciplines

EQUIPPED:

RAW

F8 shirts

Powerlifting
Benchpress
Deadlift
Squat

Powerlifting
Benchpress
Deadlift
Squat
Biceps Curl Raw

Benchpress soft EQ
(slingshot, catapult, monster, etc)

Entry Fees:

First Event: 85 € - Open & Masters/65 €- Juniors & Teens Additional Events: 35 € per

event Late Entry Fees (paid after closing date) plus 30 € per event

Paid at venue (at weigh-in): plus 50 € per event

As per rules brought in on 01/01/16, all lifters must pay their entry fees to their

National Federation. The national federation is responsible for submitting the team

list and team payment by the closing date to avoid the late penalty fees. All entry

fees must be paid in the currency of the organizing nation which is Euro for this

event. However, as a large part of the athletes will be from the host country, we will also allow

them to be paid with the value of the local currency, but calculated (converted) based on the

standard value that is regulated by the GPC International.

Closing Date:

September15th, 2025.

Team List & Entry Fees must be submitted by this date by the national federations otherwise

late entry fees will apply. Each nation must set their own closing dates for lifters to submit their

entry for inclusion on the team list.

Bank Details:

Bank Name and Address

WASE / Rue du Trône 100, 3rd floor, Brussels 1050, Belgium

BIC: TRWIBEB1XXX

IBAN: BE81 9050 3381 5924
Account Name:

VALDEMIR AFINI DA SILVA

To Enter:

Team Lists to be emailed to the Meet Director, Valdemir Afini da Silva: gpcbrasil1@gmail.com

and to the World GPC Secretary: gpcworldsecretary@gmail.com by 15/09/25

Entry fees must be submitted to the Meet Organizer by 15/09/25.

Team List:

All lifters must submit their entry forms and entry fees (with the exception of Individual GPC

Members from Non-Affiliated Countries) to their National Federation to be included on that

Country’s team list. This team list has to be mailed to: gpcbrasil1@gmail.com &

gpcworldsecretary@gmail.com & the entry fee paid by the National Federation in Euro to the

organizer by 15/09/25.

Eligibility:

All lifters must be members of the GPC.

Each nation sets their own entry requirements. Lifters must enter through their national

federation. Lifters from countries which are not members of the GPC, can apply for Individual

Membership of the GPC (Form available on GPC website).

Websites:

http://www.worldgpc.com/index.php/downloads All information will be included on:

www.gpcbrasil.com The list of competitors can only be posted after the closing date.

Visas:

If you require a visa to compete in these championships, please complete the VISA Support

Letter Form available under downloads on the GPC website

(http://www.worldgpc.com/index.php/downloads ) and return to the World GPC Secretary.

Lifters must be members of the GPC affiliate in their country or if from a country which doesn’t

have a GPC affiliate must join as individual GPC members before requesting a VISA Support

Letter. Individual Membership forms are also available under downloads on the GPC Website.

Accommodation:
Selected hotels have provided an improved price offer for participants of the GPC World
Championship 2025. It is necessary to make a reservation directly on the hotel's website.

Hotel Plaza Camboriú - Avenida Brasil, 1410 – Centro, Balneário Camboriú
Phone number: +55 (47) 3367-0700
WhatsApp: +55 (47) 98484-5709
Email: reservas@plazacamboriu.com.br
79 € per night
The hotel is 7 km from the event venue, 96 km from Florianópolis International Airport and 35
km from Navegantes International Airport.

Ibis Budget Balneário Camboriú – Rua 1131, n 345, Centro, Balneário Camboriú.
Phone number: +55 (47) 3367-3430
E-mail: HB726-RE@accor.com
32 € per night
The hotel is 11 km from the event venue, 97 km from Florianópolis International Airport and 32
km from Navegantes International Airport.

Hotel Rieger – R. 701, 162 - Centro, Balneário Camboriú
Phone number: + 55(47) 3046-9850
E-mail: reservas@rieger.com.br
WhatsApp: +55 (47) 99975 5211
56 € per night
The hotel is 11 km from the event venue, 96 km from Florianópolis International Airport and 32
km from Navegantes International Airport.

Hotel Miramar – Av. Central, 25 - Centro, Balneário Camboriú
Phone number: +55 (47) 3261-4444
E-mail: info@hotelmiramar.com.br
WhatsApp: +55 (47) 3261-4444
63 € per night.
The hotel is 11 km from the event venue, 97 km from Florianópolis International Airport and 28
km from Navegantes International Airport.

Transfers:
Navegantes International Airport - 30 km transfer price executive 90 € (max 4 person), 155 €
(van, max 8 person)
Florianópolis International Airport - 95 km transfer price executive 90 € (max 4 person), 181 €
(van, max 8 person)

It is possible to book a transfer from the Florianópolis or Navegantes Airport to Balneário
Camboriú. Email: ravanturismo@gmail.com Or contact Junior Wenceslau at +55 47 99967-
8281

ATTENTION! Transfer and hotel prices may change slightly, as we are still a long way from the
event. We will be soon creating a website with more hotel options and tourist information to
keep everyone informed.

UBER- From Navegantes to the center of Camboriú- approximately 19 km - 12 €

Valdemir Afini da Silva
President of GPC Brazil

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